The first 16,5 years of two giant sequoias

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  • čas přidán 20. 06. 2023
  • 2023: another year, another update. In 2006 we visited the Grant Village Visitor Center in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park in California, USA. We bought some seeds of the the giant sequoia and back home in Holland; Europe, two feet below sea level, two little sequoias started to grow in December 2006. And now, June 2023 16,5 years later, in Holland two giant sequoia trees are growing (and since 2021 a little nephew).
    "A tree is a tree. How many more do you need to look at?"- Ronald Reagan
    (The music is ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.)
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Komentáře • 82

  • @alonir101
    @alonir101 Před 20 dny

    Awesome!!!
    More updates please! 🎉

  • @STEEPPOW
    @STEEPPOW Před 29 dny +1

    Love these documentaries of this growth cycle. Fantastic choice of music also, in all of them. Hope to see an update this year. Be well.

  • @Acadian.FrenchFry
    @Acadian.FrenchFry Před rokem +34

    Amazing how much they have grown in the past few years! As someone who lives in Northern California about 15 minutes from a redwood forest I really had no idea how fast they grew. Your channel documenting this has really opened my eyes to how fast they can grow. I always assumed they grew much slower than this. Especially Sequoias! This is awesome, they look really healthy!

    • @martinvn123
      @martinvn123  Před rokem +25

      Our municipality has thinned out some of the trees around the sequoias. Now they have more light and space and are doing really well this year.

    • @Acadian.FrenchFry
      @Acadian.FrenchFry Před rokem +4

      @@martinvn123 They look very happy where you planted them, glad some trees were thinned out, it helps give them room! I look forward to seeing more updates in the future.

    • @jordycorvers7465
      @jordycorvers7465 Před 11 měsíci +3

      @@martinvn123 the municipality did that? I assumed you did that yourself. that's great to hear. how did you get them to agree planting such a large tree when it's fully grown?

    • @Otto-cz6by
      @Otto-cz6by Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@martinvn123Did the municipality have any problem with the giant sequoia?

    • @TS-jm7jm
      @TS-jm7jm Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@Otto-cz6byclearly not since they didnt touch them

  • @bluebonsai55
    @bluebonsai55 Před 6 měsíci +5

    If there were more people like you, the world would be a better and greener place ! The satisfaction in your face standing beneath those trees is heartwarming

  • @A31415
    @A31415 Před 6 měsíci +12

    Amazing work. Keep posting updates

  • @Randulaith
    @Randulaith Před 3 měsíci +9

    Finally an update! I planted a few around my place in northern Germany as well. Can't wait for summer

    • @MQN-i9k
      @MQN-i9k Před 2 měsíci +2

      you should be planting native trees, bro.

  • @AXCV1995
    @AXCV1995 Před 3 měsíci +6

    Since these things live hundreds of years. I hope when we all pass. Someone on the internet keeps updating us about this particular tree

  • @paulthompson2147
    @paulthompson2147 Před rokem +5

    Great to see this years update.

  • @Boimeirelles
    @Boimeirelles Před 2 měsíci +5

    Those are going to be the most famous sequoias in the world, greetings from brazil, great job dude

  • @braysive4380
    @braysive4380 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Subscribed and notification on. Patiently awaiting the 2057 update

  • @jamestropicals8262
    @jamestropicals8262 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Year 5024, two new general sherman trees

  • @mirodudas8428
    @mirodudas8428 Před měsícem

    Thank you for sharing this. I live in California. I have always loved the Sequoia trees (coastal redwoods as well as the giant sequoias). I just started germinating some seeds I brought back from trip to see the Sequoias. I wish I had started this project 20 years ago, but better late than never. These trees will outlive us all and many generations after us. I hope to leave the world a better place than I found it. It’s these little acts of kindness that matter.
    One note I would like to make is that these giant sequoias have shallow roots and they grow better in groves. Plant other sequoias near them as the hold each other up by interweaving their roots. One of the main reasons of their death is just falling over.
    Thank you for sharing this beautiful journey.

  • @AlanM22
    @AlanM22 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Your last video inspired me to grow some myself I now have a one year old sequoia tree and just put another 200 seeds in the fridge to break their dormancy planning to plant at least 10 at my fathers house in Ireland he recently adopted a 8 year old sequoia that was planted by someone in their tiny urban back garden instead of cutting it down they paid to have it dug out and transferred we planted it in his two acre garden 3 weeks ago glad that it will live on instead of being cut down.

  • @ifilipczynski
    @ifilipczynski Před 3 měsíci +4

    Thanks for sharing, I have 11 sequoia trees some of them between 2-5 years old, no idea what I'm gonna do with them. Planing to get another 3-5 trees this year, hoping they gonna live a good life in Poland.

  • @matimatisito1197
    @matimatisito1197 Před rokem +3

    I just remembered this channel yesterday!!

  • @carlamarotta7118
    @carlamarotta7118 Před rokem +6

    They are growing a lot ❤

  • @mirxelat5388
    @mirxelat5388 Před rokem +1

    Best channel on CZcams

  • @GuruHeaven
    @GuruHeaven Před 6 měsíci +2

    This is a great video, I really admire your commitment and dedication to the project. I am planning to grow some seeds here in London and wanted to see how fast they might grow. So thank you.

  • @Ympatisec2K24
    @Ympatisec2K24 Před měsícem

    Congratulations on 1k subscribers 🎉🎉🎉

  • @n-wordaficianado2990
    @n-wordaficianado2990 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Can't wait to see how they'll look in 300 years

    • @adamparker5467
      @adamparker5467 Před 2 měsíci

      I mean, you’re gonna *have to* wait

    • @n-wordaficianado2990
      @n-wordaficianado2990 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@adamparker5467 😮‍💨

    • @jamestropicals8262
      @jamestropicals8262 Před 2 měsíci

      We’re gonna be looooong gone in the year 2300 and someone else will have to look over them. Keep the updates going for another 600 years 👍

  • @pixlekingproductions
    @pixlekingproductions Před rokem +1

    I love seeing the progress x

  • @alex12341ful
    @alex12341ful Před 10 měsíci +1

    These Videos make me so happy. Outstanding documentation. XD

  • @pianoman159
    @pianoman159 Před rokem +1

    I just subscribed maybe two months ago and now we get this gem! And a little COUSIN!!😮👏👏👏👏

  • @jadenmccart
    @jadenmccart Před rokem +1

    Wonderful idea and execution! May you plant many more trees

  • @s.z.8846
    @s.z.8846 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I visited the trees today, they are doing well. The tall one MIGHT be clearing the power lines, it is actually planted a bit to the side.

    • @hebneh
      @hebneh Před 5 měsíci

      I worried when I saw those electric lines so close by.

  • @dogsareawesome9197
    @dogsareawesome9197 Před rokem +2

    So cool! Im glad they are doing good.

  • @zurabmenagarishvili3433
    @zurabmenagarishvili3433 Před 8 měsíci +1

    wonderful! you must be very happy

  • @timothyfitch2912
    @timothyfitch2912 Před rokem

    This channel makes me want to document the backyard trees in my house!

  • @MiguelY22
    @MiguelY22 Před 7 měsíci

    Thank you for all the pictures

  • @PrevailingFreedom
    @PrevailingFreedom Před 8 měsíci

    Your videos are terrific; I am on the east coast of America and would love to watch giant sequoia’s grow over the course of my lifetime. It will be so cool, many years from now, for all the Hollanders who pass by haha.

  • @JasonCarmichael
    @JasonCarmichael Před 2 měsíci

    Add the Pale Blue Dot so we know where it really is! 👍🏻

  • @favorietenization
    @favorietenization Před rokem +1

    back again :)

  • @TracMcNguyen
    @TracMcNguyen Před 10 měsíci

    Looking forward to the next update 😊

  • @Tryinglittleleg
    @Tryinglittleleg Před 9 měsíci

    amazing

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh Před 5 měsíci

    The difference in size between the two is very obvious, which is fascinating since both were planted at the same time and have spent their lives right next to each other.

  • @Notime507
    @Notime507 Před měsícem +3

    When’s 17.5 years dropping

  • @CrypticSkies0
    @CrypticSkies0 Před rokem

    I love this so much ❤❤❤, thank you for posting

  • @theagetraveler
    @theagetraveler Před rokem

    Amazing video thx for sharing. You look like a great friend to have aswell. Please post another vid in 7 years

  • @Gardendev
    @Gardendev Před rokem

    Thanks for sharing

  • @georgebradley6521
    @georgebradley6521 Před rokem +10

    why I subscribed

  • @Boimeirelles
    @Boimeirelles Před 2 měsíci

    people from the future will watch this and update other people from the future about these giants

  • @bruceschneider4928
    @bruceschneider4928 Před měsícem

    I hope you planted these at least 75 meters apart.

  • @Bucksouse
    @Bucksouse Před 5 měsíci

    Beautiful

  • @francescocarli4869
    @francescocarli4869 Před rokem

    Wonderful

  • @lifeyang2
    @lifeyang2 Před 6 měsíci

    Incredible!

  • @stivecr8178
    @stivecr8178 Před 2 měsíci

    Se podría actualización casa 6 meses? 😅 Es hermoso ver como crece

  • @ElleryOmur
    @ElleryOmur Před 3 měsíci

    Do you foresee the powerlines overhead becoming an issue?

  • @khurrambhutto6118
    @khurrambhutto6118 Před rokem +1

    Have you named them?
    waiting for the next update, from Pakistan💚

  • @ljushastighet
    @ljushastighet Před měsícem

    Could you upload your next video in 1080p instead of 480p?

  • @DoozyyTV
    @DoozyyTV Před 2 měsíci

    showing the location makes me worried someone will vandalize them

  • @pgabi89
    @pgabi89 Před rokem

    Hello Martin,
    How did you managed the first winter of the seedlings? Stay in house out they were outside? My seedlings are just 5 weeks old and I am not sure how to do it. Thanks! Your videos are great!

  • @Ympatisec2K24
    @Ympatisec2K24 Před 2 měsíci

    Can your future childrens keep taking photos until the year 5000?

  • @vossejongk
    @vossejongk Před měsícem

    zie dat verschil als ze eindelijk in de volle grond staan, groeien veel harder :D

  • @Gilly69
    @Gilly69 Před rokem

    I'm the 774 subscriber

  • @GOATMENTATOR
    @GOATMENTATOR Před rokem

    nice

  • @erezklein5769
    @erezklein5769 Před 2 měsíci

    Which type of sequoia is it? Tall or Fat?

  • @marduk2672
    @marduk2672 Před 10 měsíci

    Mist it once and a while and see the difference.

  • @nemanjanikolic367
    @nemanjanikolic367 Před 4 měsíci

    So, they don't get full sun surrounded by other trees?

    • @hebneh
      @hebneh Před 3 měsíci

      They’ll outgrow the smaller trees around them and full sun won’t be a problem then.

  • @Hyvelez
    @Hyvelez Před rokem

    Seems like they grow faster as they get older.

    • @zerogstormz4444
      @zerogstormz4444 Před 6 měsíci

      Either that, or it’s the fact that they cut down or trimmed back some of the other trees around them, so the sequoias got more sunlight. There are very few trees that grow faster if they get older, not sure if they’re one of them.

    • @hebneh
      @hebneh Před 3 měsíci +1

      Once they were out of their pots and in the ground, they immediately could expand their roots and thus grow taller.

  • @blakespower
    @blakespower Před 11 měsíci

    I have tried to grow these trees dozens a times they all died have 3 in the ground now less than 3 years old 1 is dying, Holland must have special soil that they like

    • @nicholaswood3250
      @nicholaswood3250 Před 7 měsíci

      Redwoods like mild weather and summer fog. I’m not very familiar with Holland, but when I visited Amsterdam it reminded me very much of Monterey (my hometown), so maybe they have a similar enough climate that Sequoias do well there.

  • @StoreSuccess
    @StoreSuccess Před 10 měsíci

    Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If the Final Hour comes while you have a shoot of a plant in your hands and it is possible to plant it before the Hour comes, you should plant it." ❤

  • @askjeevescosby2928
    @askjeevescosby2928 Před 11 měsíci

    Wow that little cousin skipped over all that slow sht became massive in just 1 year. 🤣

    • @hebneh
      @hebneh Před 3 měsíci

      Yeah, I noticed that!

  • @howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849

    Very nice growth during recent years! I grow them too:-)