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| Sequoiadendron giganteum
Giant sequoiaThe greatest, most massive and majestic of trees, this extremely long-lived evergreen species develops a conical to narrow pyramidal habit with a massive buttressed trunk. Although it is not as tall as Sequoia sempervirens, it can produce trunks in excess of 30' in diameter and live in excess of 3,500 years!| Habit: | Narrow pyramidal with a strong central leader and uniform with a slightly open crown and bunchy foliage; limbs itself up over time and forms a massive trunk that is widely buttressed at the base; lateral branches are thin and horizontal becoming drooping, | | Size: | 60-100' high in cultivation, 250-300' in the wild | | Color: | Light bluish green | | Texture: | Medium-fine | | Hardiness: | Zone 7a USDA | | Habitat: | Native only to a small part of California on west-facing slopes in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains from 4,500 to 8000' elevation | | Family: | Taxodiaceae | |
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