Description:
NAME: Giant Sequoia
OTHER COMMON NAMES: Giant
Redwood / Sierra Redwood / Big Tree
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sequoiadendron Giganteum
COLOR: Yellow - Reddish Male Flowers turning to Brown
PLANT SEEDS: Fall Sow / Cold
Stratify / Early Spring
BLOOM TIME: Spring
HARDINESS ZONE: 6 - 8
PLANT HEIGHT: 60 - 275'
PLANT SPACING: 25 - 60'
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 40 Seeds
OTHER: The Giant Sequoia is truly a giant. They are the
largest trees in the world, & the largest living things by volume. Giant
sequoias can grow to an average height of 150 – 280 feet tall with a diameter
of 20 – 25 feet. The largest tree on record is 311 feet tall, & the widest
is 27 feet in diameter.
They are also one of the oldest living things on
earth. The oldest known giant sequoia based on ring count is 3,500
years old! Their pinecones can take up to 20 years to open!
The Giant Sequoia, a type of redwood, is only
native to the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of
California. Most of these endangered trees are now protected in state &
national parks. Many of the individual large trees are “famous” & have
names like Hyperion (the tallest), Helios, & Icarus. The Giant Sequoia
is the state tree of California.
As you may have guessed, this Sequoia is a fast
growing tree! They grow about 4’ taller each year, & the trunks grow 2”
wider. They can be grown in zones 6 – 8, but when cultivated in the climate of
the eastern US normally reach only 40 – 60 feet tall. In addition to the US,
these popular trees can today be found growing in Great Britain, Australia,
& more thanks to gardeners. The trees are tolerant of both sandy &
heavy clay soils as well as periods of drought, high winds, & coastal
conditions. These coniferous evergreens have even become a popular Christmas
tree variety.
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