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Wellingtonia is a Californian giant, not as tall, but with a wider girth than the Californian Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Young specimens are conical and densely branched producing a large elegant evergreen tree. The leaves are similar to Leyland cypress, being shortish hard scales. Thick rusty coloured fibrous bark, fissured and ridged when mature, but very soft.
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Common name: Wellingtonia
Native: Western slopes of the Sierra Nevada, California.
Provenance: USA
Size and spread (10 years): 8m
Treatment required: Requires pre chill.
Seeds / kg: 210,000
Ideal sowing period: Spring
Soil conditions: Grows in almost any soil in temperate climates.
Planting instructions:
Mature height: 80m
| Weight | 2 g |
|---|---|
| Size | Mini Seed Pack (approx 25 seeds), Seed Pack (approx 200 seeds ) |
| Genus | Sequoiadendron |
| Family | Taxodiacea |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Life Cycle | tree |
| Evergreen | evergreen |
| Requires | part shade, sun |
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