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Night shot!
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UtakataNoAnnex said:
Is that what it looks like live at night now...or is this just the exposure time of the shot dialed up?

(Not being rude with the latter question...I hope.)
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The photos I posted were not edited, but still looked brighter than it did in person, and this shot is way brighter, so it's definitely been enhanced. It looks great from certain angles (near the base, looking upward, particularly from one of the corners to show two sides), but is almost completely invisible from most angles unfortunately.
 
I've said a few times before and I'll say it again. This building is breath taking when you see it around dusk. Can't really explain why, but it just is.
 
UtakataNoAnnex said:
Is that what it looks like live at night now...or is this just the exposure time of the shot dialed up?

(Not being rude with the latter question...I hope.)
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Definitely not rude at all.

The picture was taken on my Pixel 5 with night sight (slightly long exposure and some AI magic). I didn't do any further enhancement to the picture.
 
A few today, with a bit of a focus on the vegetation/landscape. Taken October 14, 2021

Looking down Bay street from just south of Wellington:

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In the above, you might just be able to make out the trees on the deck...........lets zoom in, shall we?

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That's some seriously tall stock they got transplanted, that's real $$$ invested! Look at the height vs the office level, or vs the worker walking by in front. These are already well north of 25ft.

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In the image below (apologies for the quality) you can see conifer trees; the angle may be misleading, the tops of those trees are in front of the 2nd floor up.

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Now a break for some construction of the new tower:

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Moving along, a couple from south of the rail corridor:

The 'big' Dawn Redwood at the corner continues to look OK, the challenge will be getting through winter healthy.

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But I'm actually much more pleased by the slightly shorter one in the back of this planting bed, it's just so verdant and fulsome.

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Finally, a peak from just outside the FarmBoy on Queen's Quay:

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UtakataNoAnnex said:
You think those will ever grow 30 m plus? 😯
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In a word: No.

Don't get me wrong, I hope so, I'd love to see it; It would be awesome if I'm wrong........

But let's remember, in the best case scenario, the height typically associated with Dawn Redwoods is from the west coast, where the growing season is considerably longer than it is here.
So, at the very least, it would take much longer than on the west coast to reach those types of heights.

But those planted in the shadow of the Gardiner.............despite sincere efforts at good planting conditions, one can't compare the planting to the types of natural settings one might see out west.
It's not just less soil and less light, it's a lot more pollution and a lot more road salt.
Electric cars will do wonders for the former, but not much about the latter.
For those on the deck level, this is less of an issue..........but there is a membrane that will need to be re-done every 30-50 years creating a natural life-span limit for any for the trees in question.
So I think 30M {90ft) heights is a wildly optimistic goal.

But, let's end this on an optimistic note. Dawn Redwood is relatively pollution/urban tolerant.
In an artificial setting is it possible to 'flush' salt...........in the spring and to richly fertilize the planting beds.
So, while i don't think 30M is likely......it's not impossible.......with enough care, and a bit of luck.
 
Northern Light said:
In a word: No.

Don't get me wrong, I hope so, I'd love to see it; It would be awesome if I'm wrong........

But let's remember, in the best case scenario, the height typically associated with Dawn Redwoods is from the west coast, where the growing season is considerably longer than it is here.
So, at the very least, it would take much longer than on the west coast to reach those types of heights.

But those planted in the shadow of the Gardiner.............despite sincere efforts at good planting conditions, one can't compare the planting to the types of natural settings one might see out west.
It's not just less soil and less light, it's a lot more pollution and a lot more road salt.
Electric cars will do wonders for the former, but not much about the latter.
For those on the deck level, this is less of an issue..........but there is a membrane that will need to be re-done every 30-50 years creating a natural life-span limit for any for the trees in question.
So I think 30M {90ft) heights is a wildly optimistic goal.

But, let's end this on an optimistic note. Dawn Redwood is relatively pollution/urban tolerant.
In an artificial setting is it possible to 'flush' salt...........in the spring and to richly fertilize the planting beds.
So, while i don't think 30M is likely......it's not impossible.......with enough care, and a bit of luck.
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Fair enough!

...and for the obligatory FYI:

en.wikipedia.org

Metasequoia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

Note: That's why I asked about the height, because under prime growing conditions they can turn into very big trees.

And thanks for explaining all that though. /bows
 
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