Sequoia sempervirens
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- see-KWOY-uh sem-per-VY-renz
- Description
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Has naturally rot resistant wood. State tree of California (along with Sequoiadendron gigantea).
Form: Densely branched; gracefully pyramidal in youth; loses lower branches with age
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
- 'Adpressa', 'Soquel'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
- 'Adpressa', 'Soquel'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Sequoia
- Species:
- sempervirens
- Family:
- Cupressaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Western North America
- Distribution:
- Western North America
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Open
- Pyramidal
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Oblong seed cones
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Flowers:
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- .75 to 1 in. egg shaped cones
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Long-lasting
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Leaf is spirally arranged with two whitish stripes on underside.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
- Light Brown
- Red/Burgundy
- Surface/Attachment:
- Furrowed
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Rain Garden
- Winter Garden
