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Sequoia sempervirens


California Redwood




Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Sequoia
Species
sempervirens
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (evergreen)
Pronunciation
USDA Hardiness Zone
6b - 7a
Canadian Hardiness Zone
6a - 6b
RHS Hardiness Zone
H6
Temperature (°C)
-21 - (-15)
Temperature (°F)
-5 - 5
Height
115 m
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
Growth
Fast
Bark/Stem Description
Thick, soft and fibrous, bright red-brown when freshly exposed.
Leaf Description
Variable: young needles and those in the shady lower crown of mature trees are 15 - 25 mm long and flat, those in the upper crown of mature trees are scale-like, 5 - 10 mm long.
Fruit Description
Monoecious, with pollen and seed cones on the same plant. Cones are ovoid, 15 - 32 mm long, with 15 - 25 spirally arranged scales. Pollination occurs in late winter with maturation about 8 - 9 months after.
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