Friday, 16 December 2016
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Plant of the month December 2016
Origin: Oregon & California
Accession: 1971
Location: by the Education Centre
Sequoia sempervirens is the only living species in the genus Sequoia, within the same sub-family as
Sequoiadendron and Metasequoia. It is an evergreen
monoecious tree living 1,200–1,800 years or more and includes the
tallest living trees, reaching up to 379 feet in height. Before commercial
logging commenced in the 1850s, it occurred naturally along much of coastal
California and SW Oregon, dependent on precipitation especially fog coming off
the ocean. As a timber species it is highly valued for its beauty, light
weight, and resistance to fire and decay, which has contributed to its current
“Endangered” conservation status.
Sequoia sempervirens (Coast
redwood)
Family: CupressaceaeOrigin: Oregon & California
Accession: 1971
Location: by the Education Centre
Sequoia sempervirens is the only living species in the genus Sequoia, within the same sub-family as
Sequoiadendron and Metasequoia. It is an evergreen
monoecious tree living 1,200–1,800 years or more and includes the
tallest living trees, reaching up to 379 feet in height. Before commercial
logging commenced in the 1850s, it occurred naturally along much of coastal
California and SW Oregon, dependent on precipitation especially fog coming off
the ocean. As a timber species it is highly valued for its beauty, light
weight, and resistance to fire and decay, which has contributed to its current
“Endangered” conservation status.
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