SEQUOIADENDRON giganteum

giant redwood, big tree

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SEQUOIADENDRON giganteum

giant redwood, big tree

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  • Maintenance advice : Pruning, generally unnecessary, can be done to shorten or remove branches too low, after a few years, or to thicken young subjects to form a pyramidal form.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : California, USA ; discovered by Dr. Kellog (US) 1863
  • Use group : Conifers
  • Height at 10 years : 20 m
  • Width at 10 years : 6 m
  • Growth : Fast
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Sun - Half shade
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
  • Shape : conical, pyramidal
  • Colour of leaves : Green
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Free standing specimen
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Slender conical form, with spread out branches, drooping with age. Vigorous and resistant to wind. Impressive browny-red furrowed bark, thick and spongey. Imposing trunk on the older subjects. Green-blue foliage giving off an aniseed scent when rubbed. Green, round and lumpy cones of 7-8cm, turning brown with age. Normal, deep soils even chalky. Plant isolated in large gardens or along a path.