Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
The tallest tree on Earth, a fog-belt giant with soft feathery foliage and fibrous red bark. Fast-growing where it has room, moisture, and cool coastal air.
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 60–100 ft
- Spacing
- 15–25 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- CA, OR