Sequoia sempervirens

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Sequoia

  Species:

  sempervirens

  Family:

  Cupressaceae

  Life Cycle:

  Woody

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  Western North America

  Distribution:

  Western North America

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Native Plant

  Tree

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Needled Evergreen

  Habit/Form:

  Dense

  Open

  Pyramidal

  Growth Rate:

  Rapid

  Maintenance:

  Low

  Texture:

  Fine

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Moist

  Available Space To Plant:

  more than 60 feet

  NC Region:

  Coastal

  Piedmont

  USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

  7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Brown/Copper

  Red/Burgundy

  Fruit Length:

  < 1 inch

  Fruit Description:

  Oblong .75 to 1 in. egg shaped seed cones

• Flowers:

  Flower Size:

  < 1 inch

• Leaves:

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Needled Evergreen

  Leaf Color:

  Blue

  Green

  White

  Leaf Value To Gardener:

  Long-lasting

  Leaf Type:

  Needles

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Whorled

  Leaf Shape:

  Linear

  Leaf Margin:

  Entire

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Length:

  < 1 inch

  Leaf Description:

  Leaf is spirally arranged with two whitish stripes on underside.

• Bark:

  Bark Color:

  Dark Brown

  Light Brown

  Red/Burgundy

  Surface/Attachment:

  Furrowed

  Ridges

  Scaly

  Bark Description:

  Red brown, furrowed scaly ridges, inner bark is cinnamon brown. Trunks are buttressed at the bottom.

• Stem:

  Stem Color:

  Green

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

  Stem Description:

  Slender dark green forking and ending in a scaly bud.

• Landscape:

  Landscape Theme:

  Rain Garden

  Winter Garden

  Design Feature:

  Shade Tree