General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: To 295 feet (90 m)
Leaves: Evergreen
Needled
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Wind
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Endangered
Image
Common names
  • Giant Sequoia
  • Giant Redwood
  • Wellingtonia

Photo Gallery
Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
Date: 2023-01-01
Many more Christmases for this tree!
Location: Home
Location: VanDusen Botanical Gardens, Vancouver, BC
Date: 2023-09-08
50 year old stand

Date: c. 1859
illustration [as Sequoia wellingtonia] from 'Hamburger Garten- un
Location: Botanic Gardens, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2008-06-16
Location: Home
Location: Disneyland Paris, France
Date: 2007-04-22

Date: 2014-12-31
Illustration from 'Wonders of the Vegetable World', 1896
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2022-10-17
Location: Home

Date: 2006-09-23
By Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) (Self-photographed
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2017-08-28
Location: Hiker by a sequoia in the Sugar Bowl in Sequoia National Park
Date: 2007-10-24
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Giant sequoia in Redwood Canyon in Sequoia National Park
Date: 2007-10-24
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-01-07
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Seedling growing in a field
Location: Home
Location: Home
Date: 2016-08-04
My young tree
Location: Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-03-29
Location: The \"Grizzly Giant\" is one of the main attractions in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park. It is a landmark ancient Giant redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) tree.
Date: August 2005
credit: Mike Murphy
Location: Ballarat Botanic Gardens, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2008-06-16
Location: Botanic Gardens, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2008-06-16
Location: Yosemite National Park, Mariposa Grove.
Date: April 10, 1996
photo by Franz Xaver

Date: 2014-06-14
Location: General Grant Tree in Kings Canyon National Park
Date: 2007-10-24
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Giant Sequoia in Grant Grove in Kings Canyon National Park
Date: 2007-10-24
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-07-16
Comments:
  • Posted by Sequoiadendron4 (Lititz, PA - Zone 6b) on Jan 28, 2016 9:37 PM concerning plant:
    The Giant Sequoia is a beautiful and magnificent tree in the west, and in the east it is just as nice. I planted mine in the spring of '10 and it grew about 25-30" a year at my house. It should definitely be watered during times of drought, though, and if not, it does tend to brown out. It does take cold and heavy snow loads well. I have only seen 2 other trees in our area, one in York and one in Lancaster PA, and both have quite a large trunk. I like this about the trees, though, that they have a much wider trunk than you'd think for the height. Very beautiful and a nice "exotic" to have. Unfortunately, though, my Sequoia had to be cut down due to Cercospora sequoiae needle blight. Apparently, it is common to the GS in the east. I could have sprayed it, but from what I read, I'd have to do it very frequently during the growing season and likely each year.
  • Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Apr 17, 2013 6:28 PM concerning plant:
    One of two state trees observed by California.

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