Sequoia sempervirens 'Soquel'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- see-KWOY-uh sem-per-VY-renz
- Description
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Coast Redwood is a needled evergreen tree native to the pacific coast areas. A pyramidal evergreen tree with reddish-brown bark and horizontal branches that curve upwards at the tips. Its finely textured needles are dark green with bluish or grayish undersides. The color holds well in winter. It prefers moist, rich, humusy, well-drained soils in full sun to light shade. This tree doesn't get as tall as the species but can still reach up to 90 feet tall. It grows best in areas of cool, consistent temperatures and moist to wet soils along the coast of the Pacific. It generally doesn't grow well in the southeastern USA.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Sequoia
- Species:
- sempervirens
- Family:
- Cupressaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 50 ft. 0 in. - 90 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 15 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Pyramidal
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- Seed cones 1.25 inch long and furrowed
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- No flowers
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Dark green foliage; bluish on the underside; holds color well in winter. 1 inch long flat green needles.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
- Red/Burgundy
- Bark Description:
- Fibrous reddish-brown bark
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems are horizontal with upturned tips.
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Landscape:
- Design Feature:
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Street Tree
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
