Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass
Origin
California
Mexico
Types
Blue Iceberg, Cannibal, Muller
Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'
Number of Varieties
7720
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Subtropical climates, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-99-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-4
10 - 7
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Weeping
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,440.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
670.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Awl-Shaped
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires large amount of water
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
prune to control shape
Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Grey mold, Root rot
Aphids, Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Chickarees, Sapsuckers, White-headed woodpeckers
Mealybugs
Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Wood
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used for making fence posts, Used to make wood shingles
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
SEQUOIADENDRON giganteum
OTATEA acuminata
Common Name
Giant Sequoia
Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo
In Hindi
Giant Sequoia
मैक्सिकन बांस
In German
Giant Sequoia
Mexican Bambus
In French
Séquoia géant
Bamboo mexicaine
In Spanish
Secoya gigante
bambú mexicana
In Greek
Giant Sequoia
Μεξικού μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Sequoia gigante
Bamboo Mexican
In Polish
Giant Sequoia
Mexican Bamboo
In Latin
Giant Sequoia
Mexicanus Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
-
Class
Pinopsida
-
Order
Pinales
Poales
Family
Cupressaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Sequoiadendron
Otatea
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Senecioneae
-
Subfamily
Sequoioideae
-
Number of Species
155
1
27800
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