Botanical Name: Sequoia sempervivens
Common Name: Western redwood, California redwood, coast redwood, coastal redwood
Family: Cupressaceae
Distribution/Origin: West Coast of North America
Leaf/Bud: evergreen, needles 1-20m, bud; small, scaled
Flower/Inflorescence:
Fruit/Seed: 2-3cm cones, red/brown, dense, hang from scaled twig
Stem/Bark: red/brown thick, corky, spongy
Size: can reach 115m in height
Habit: upright, branching habit horizontal and descending
Form: conical crown, swooping branches
Culture: full dun, well-drained soil
Landscape Use: large tree, park
Notes: long-lived, monoecious
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