Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Western United States, California
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Types
Coniferous Trees
Not Avaialble
Number of Varieties
3100
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40000
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Habitat
coastal environs, Coastal Regions, Humid climates
Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-95-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-5
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Pyramidal
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,130.00 cm910.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm910.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Rose
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in winter, Prune lower leaves
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Compost, Mulch, organic fertlizers
Balanced organic fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bark beetles, Scale, Spider mites, Tip Miners
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Scale Insects, Snails
Allergy
Asthma, Red eyes, Skin irritation, Toxic
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Shadow Tree, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Odontalgic, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark
Other Uses
used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
SEQUOIA sempervirens
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
Common Name
Redwood
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
In Hindi
Coast Redwood
मैगनोलिया
In German
Redwoodbaum
Umbrella Tree
In French
côte Redwood
Umbrella Tree
In Spanish
Redwood Coast
Árbol de paraguas
In Greek
ακτή Redwood
Umbrella Tree
In Portuguese
costa Redwood
Árvore de guarda-chuva
In Polish
Wybrzeże Redwood
Umbrella Tree
In Latin
Coast Redwood
O lignum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Magnoliales
Family
Cupressaceae
Magnoliaceae
Genus
Sequoia
Magnolia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Sequoioideae
Magnolioideae
Number of Species
33
1
27800
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