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The_REAL_Ecumenist

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11. UMM YES, they are TWO DIFFERENT trees!
Mon Mar 18, 2024, 02:52 AM
Mar 2024

GIANT SEQUOIA

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnosperms
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Sequoiadendron
Species: Sequoiadendron giganteum
NATURAL RANGE: The SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAIN RANGE in CALIFORNIA
USDA Hardiness Zone: Zone 6-9
Elevation Limit: Upper elevation limit: 8,858 ft (2,700 m) to Lower elevation limit: 2,723 ft (830 m)
Size: Height: up to 300 ft (91 m)
Shape: Pyramidal-oval shape; columnar trunks
Foliage: Scale-like
Wood: High-quality, rot-resistant
Cones: 1.97 – 3.54 inches (5 to 9 cm)

COAST REDWOOD
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnosperms
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Sequoia
Species: Sequoia sempervirens
Natural ORIGIN: Coastal Extreme southwestern Oregon & Coastal Northwestern California
Natural Habitat Forests Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone: Zone 7 to 10
Elevation Limit: Upper elevation limit: 3,018 ft (920 m) to Lower elevation limit: 3 ft (1 m)
Size: Height: 200 to 325 ft (60 to 99 m)
Shape: Straight, slender trunk; conical crown
Wood: High-quality, decay-resistant
Cones: 0.8 – 1 inch (2 to 2.5 cm)

THEY ARE NOT THE SAME TREE SPECIES! They are 2 DIFFERENT trees. I am a Native Californian and LIVE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA! I know what I'm talking about.


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So they live on fog there, like CA? 4dog Mar 2024 #1
The range of coast redwood follows the Summer fog line off the Pacific while PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #3
Have edited the OP. ty speak easy Mar 2024 #8
Neat story but misleading title. PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #2
Thanks, informative. 4dog Mar 2024 #4
There is a 3rd redwood species, the living fossil, Dawn Redwood. PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #5
I saw a meta in New Jersey. Nice foliage. 4dog Mar 2024 #6
Sorry misread your post. PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #7
Umm, whoever wrote this article needs to understand that Redwoods & Sequoias are "TWO DIFFERENT TREES" The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 2024 #9
Umm ... no. This is a study of Sequoiadendron giganteum in the UK speak easy Mar 2024 #10
UMM YES, they are TWO DIFFERENT trees! The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 2024 #11
Are you saying that giant sequoias are not 'redwoods' speak easy Mar 2024 #12
Both Giant Sequoia and Coast Redwoods are redwoods PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #14
There are alot of things that are popularly understood BUT are completely wrong.... The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 2024 #18
The point is there are 500,000 redwoods in the the UK speak easy Mar 2024 #19
SE already changed the OP title from California Redwoods to Giant Sequoias. PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #13
This OP was always titled "Giant Sequoias" speak easy Mar 2024 #15
Excuse me. Confused with the article in California Forum PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #16
Not a problem. I was a bit perplexed because being a native California girl, I instantly knew that this The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 2024 #17
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