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Columnar
Medium
Sequoiadendron giganteum
25' - 35'
8" - 10"
Giant sequoias are well-named, being arguably the largest trees in the world. These forest giants are an awe-inspiring sight . . . but one reserve for national parks in California, right? Well, while they can be found in the protected parks of the sunshine state (where the giant sequoia serves as one of the state trees), these trees also function in a variety of landscapes. The giant sequoia can serve as not only a novelty specimen but also a practical and serviceable tree when space allows.
Full Sun
Acidic, Clay, Loamy, Moist, Sandy, Well Drained
Giant sequoias are primarily used for shelter. Mature cones are collected and stored by Douglas squirrels (chickarees), and the sequoia seedlings are eaten by chipmunks, sparrows and finches.
The name sequoia came from the Cherokee Chief Sequoyah, who was also famed for framing the alphabet of his Native American tongue. Early loggers are said to have destroyed hundreds of ancient sequoias in search of wood for roof shingles, flumes, fence posts and poles. But sequoia wood lacks strength and breaks easily across the grain. When they would fell these massive trees, large portions of the trunk would shatter into thousands of short, jagged and worthless shards. Other portions of the tree were left behind because they were simply too large to haul out of the forest.
