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Coast Redwood

Sequoia sempervirens (see-KWOY-uh sem-per-VY-renz)

Family: Cupressaceae Unknown Canopy (>40 ft)

Coast Redwood is a needled evergreen tree native to the pacific coast areas. A pyramidal evergreen tree with reddish-brown bark and horizontal branches that curve upwards at the tips. Its finely textured needles are dark green with bluish or grayish undersides. The color holds well in winter. It prefers moist, rich, humusy, well-drained soils in full sun to light shade. This tree doesn't get as tall as the species but can still reach up to 90 feet tall. It grows best in areas of cool, consistent temperatures and moist to wet soils along the coast of the Pacific. It generally doesn't grow well in the southeastern USA. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems More information on Sequoia sempervirens .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 36 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 1 - Canopy (>40 ft)
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Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Fills a similar niche Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa' Ilex vomitoria Sequoia sempervirens

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Tree
Life cycle
Woody
USDA zones
7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Mature size
Height: 50 ft. 0 in. - 90 ft. 0 in. | Width: 15 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
1 - Canopy (>40 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Pyramidal
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Needled Evergreen
Leaf color
Blue; Green
Leaf type
Needles
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf size
< 1 inch long, < 1 inch wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Dark green foliage; bluish on the underside; holds color well in winter. 1 inch long flat green needles.
Flower detail
No flowers
Fruit detail
Seed cones 1.25 inch long and furrowed
Bark color
Dark Brown; Red/Burgundy
Bark detail
Fibrous reddish-brown bark
Stem color
Brown/Copper
Stem detail
Stems are horizontal with upturned tips.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Landscape Use
Design feature
Small groups; Specimen; Street Tree
Garden tags
#evergreen #pacific coast #sun #needled evergreen #rain garden #fast growing #moist soil
Problems & Resistance
Insect problems
Pests of Conifers
Resistant to
Deer

Planted at Hunnicutt

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