Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.

vernacular redwood — species · Cupressaceae

USDA: SESE3
GBIF: 2683909
Rank: species

redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) — Platephotograph · kmvogelsang source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Gymnosperm
Family: Cupressaceae Gray
Genus: Sequoia

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 15 counties across 2 states/territories

Legend Native · 15 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Shade: Low
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: Low
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: Low
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 7 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 180 min.
Precipitation: 20–200 in/yr
pH range: 5–7
Root depth: 40 in min.
Fertility need: Low
Soil texture: coarse, medium

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Stem
Growth rate: Rapid
Lifespan: Long
Mature height: 250 ft
Height @ 20 y: 60 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Dense
Porosity (winter): Dense
Flower colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: Yes
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Fall
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Spring
Seed ends: Fall
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 95,200
Propagation: seed, cuttings, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Low
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: Yes
Fuelwood: Medium
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 15 counties across 2 states/territories.

California view state ↗ 13 N ▾

Oregon view state ↗ 2 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/SESE3 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2683909 ↗

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