index KINDOM PLANT KINDOM phylum TRACHEOPHYTA (VASCULAR PLANTS) phylum SPERMATOPHYTA (SEED PLANTS) PINOPHYTINA CLASS PINOPSIDA ORDER PINALES Family CUPRESSACEAE (cypress family)
genus SEQUOIA
genus Sequoiadendron

Giant Sequoia
Species: Sequoiadendron giganteum



SEQUIATRUNK.JPG, 37 kB
Giant Sequoia
Ashland, Or
BBALLBLU.GIF, 0 kB Requires wildfire to disperse seed
Requires wildfire for seedling to establish itself


BBALLBLU.GIF, 0 kB Dry summers and snowy winters (in contrast to coastal Redwood)
Require much ground water
Above 5000 ft (in contrast to coastal Redwood)


BBALLBLU.GIF, 0 kB 280 ft highest
29.0 feet diam widest


BBALLBLU.GIF, 0 kB cones:
remain green and closed for up to 20 years
cones start at tree age of 12 years


BBALLBLU.GIF, 0 kB needles: Blue- Green


BBALLBLU.GIF, 0 kB 3,500 years old


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RULERMAR RULERYEL species: Sequoiadendron giganteum (The only living species)

RULERYEL RULERMAR
SEQUIALO.JPG, 23 kB
Giant Sequoia
Ashland, Or

SEQUOIALEAVS.JPG, 49 kB
Giant Sequoia
Ashland, Or

SEQUOIALF.JPG, 22 kB
Giant Sequoia
Ashland, Or


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