Blithewold Mansion Bristol RI (Giant Sequoia 90 feet tall)

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BILL MA
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Blithewold Mansion Bristol RI (Giant Sequoia 90 feet tall)

Post by BILL MA » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:47 pm

Hey Everyone,
I just thought I would share some insight on my plant background. My great great grandfather who was into horticulture worked at Kew gardens in London before coming to this this country aroud the turn of the century. Who then had a son who became the head gardener at this place some time before the great depression right on through. He actually planted a great number of these beautiful trees at this wonderful estate. Not a bad place to live during the great depression with your family. He was incharge of 18 men under him for the grounds alone. Here are some of the pictures and also the website where there are some awesome pictures under there blog. This is the largest Sequoia East of the rookie Mountains 90 feet tall planted in 1911 not by my great grandfather. He did plant some of the other ones though, I think there are 14 or so on the property along with hundreds of other rare large plantings. http://www.blithewold.org/

One of the medium to larger one planted in the front yard 1930's, with my sweetie for scale.

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Another good sized one about 600 ft away also in the front yard.
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Here's the monster one with me next it and in front of it. The plaques are everywhere which is really nice.

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And the back yard standing 50 feet from the ocean 12 acres.

The whole estate is 38 acres I believe, now that's some prime real estate. It made me laugh reading the plaque seeing that the guy planted other trees around the sequoia for a wind break sounds like something we would all do.

Hope you enjoyed,
Bill



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Post by hardyjim » Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:39 am

Extremely cool Mr.Bill,my favorite pic(besides the ones with you and your gal of course;-)is pic #3 showing the trunk and tree-absolutely beautiful tree!
I also like the ones with youz "guys" showing closer look of trunks,interesting that the first pic(with your gal)is similar to a Dawn redwoods trunk.You can see how they develop that nice trunk as they lose those lower branches.
Those pics have inspired me to leave mine were it is now and protect it well this winter because-it will be there(hopefully)long after me and my palm garden are gone!

I did see some of these pics and a little bit about the story on the site where I bought my Sequoia.
Joe Welker does have a nice site with pics of Sequoias growing in most of the states.

Thanks again for posting these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by DesertZone » Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:45 am

Thanks for posting, loved the story. They are among my favorite trees. I hope to plant one some day. :D
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Post by Knnn » Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:54 am

Thanks for the story & photos! 8)


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Post by oppalm » Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:16 am

great pics. wow.
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and hot in summer (usually)
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