Botanical Name: Sequoia sempervirens
Common Name: Coast Redwood
Type of Plant: conifer: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a very erect, mostly singletrunked plant, with slender spreading or drooping branches forming a narrow pyramidal canopy; older trees become broader at base if not crowded; may develop suckers at base of trunk
Height 50'-100'(300')
Spread 1/4-1/2
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers partial - full sun; young trees tolerate shade
Soil thrives in sites with moist rich acidic soils; prefers good drainage
Hardiness hardy (zones 4-9, 14-24): grows best in areas with cool humid climate Morphology: flattened, linear, needle-like; two-ranked on branchlets, 1/2 - 1" long, Leaves dark green, usually with fairly rigid tips; somewhat featherlike in appearance
Flowers unisexual male and female cones are produced on the same plant (ie. the plants are bisexual); female cones ripen in the first year
Fruit female cones: oval-round, 1/2"-1" long; in clusters at ends of branchlets
 
Propagation:
by seed, meristem culture
 
Usage:
a potentially huge vertical accent tree, prized for its majestic shape and size; often used as a large-scale lawn tree or in groves for temperate-climate theme gardens; background massing for Japanese-theme landscapes Landscape Care: regular is preferred; the plant tolerates heavy irrigation if soil Watering drainage is good; is somewhat drought-tolerant at humid coastal locations
Fertilizing balanced, in spring; add iron to correct chlorosis in alkaline soil
Pruning remove the basal suckers as needed; head high for access under branches
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other foliage gets tip-burn if plant grown in saline soil
 
Origin: Coast range of Northern California
Family: Taxodiaceae

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