Sequoiadendron giganteum

Common name: giant sequoia

Family name: Cupressaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Albospica’ ‘French Beauty’ ‘Glaucum’ ‘Hazel Smith’ ‘Pedulum’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  6-8

Mature height and spread:  more than 92m in wild

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: deep, rich soil with plenty of moisture

Leaf arrangement:  blue green, scale-like, sharp point

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  twice as big as Sequoia sempervirens, 4.5-7cm long, reddish brown

Suitable uses:  plant in a large space

Quick ID description:  scale-like, sharp point; reddish brown

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/segi.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum