There may not be as many options as you would like. Here in Los Osos it is a hot day if we make it into the 70's during the Summer and we are often fogged in totally with temps in the 60's. What is classed as "early" by mainstream growers may not ripen here until late summer and those which are classed as "late" will simply never ripen--not enough heat units. I'm not all that familiar with the climate in Eureka, and it's probably colder in the Winter, which is a good thing for chill, but you need to be realistic and remember that "early" or "midseason" could easily mean "late" in the area. "Late" could mean "never". It would be helpful to talk to others in the immediate area to see what has worked for them. Microclimates, heat pockets, south-facing exposures, etc., can all be helpful, but sometimes the selection of what will actually work is not that great.

Here is one I didn't know about. Looks like they LOVE the high summer rainfall, and deep sandy soils of southeastern Virginia! The best Cryptomeria I've ever seen on the east coast (probably, anywhere! I've never been to JP or CN) was somewhere in Norfolk but I doubt I could ever find it again. http://bigtree.cnre.vt.edu/detail.cfm?AutofieldforPrimaryKey=660 Time for those folks to install a lightning arrester for that tree! Or make sure the church spire is well grounded so that it diverts the charge LOL.

HA! GReat pictures. Anybody pick up any ticks while walking around out there? Anytime I see oak woodland I can't help but start checking for ticks and poison oak. Best poison oak sore I ever got was directly above my left eye, on my forehead. It made talking to strangers HILARIOUS. There's a great redwood grove just south of San Francisco in a small town called La Honda. "Mcdonald Park" it's called. STumps (sadly) of trees that must've been enormous. Lots of second growth. Some of the rings are large enough to build a house inside of them. Strange to think that it's essentially the same organism that's been there for two thousand years already, just regenerating itself in the face of human malfeasance.

Ho-Hum, I always find this quite peculiar, amusing even - an American person (of note in this case, I understand) getting in a state (no pun intended...) about the Sequoiadendron giganteum being refered to as Wellingtonia. Why on earth should one be so upset? It is just a name, after all. The Duke of Wellington never even saw the trees, so it is not as if he claimed them 'as his own'. It was named over a century ago, so perhaps it is time to move on from the hurt! As an aside, such trees were growing across most of the globe many thousands of years ago; America was simply their last refuge. Not that I am trying to steal your glory here (goodness, I can almost feel the follow-on posts looming..). As a person of science you should appreciate that the only really relevant reference is the scientific name. For any living organism there will be localised common or nick-names attached that are significant or meaningful to the individual countries, and are not meant as a means of 'claiming' that organism from the country of origin. Incidentally, may I ask whether anyone can advise on the plural reference for these trees, Sequoiadendron giganteum or Sequoiadendron gigantea? (or something else). Here is a link that might be useful: Sequoiadendron giganteum in the UK