Giant Sequoia

Giant Sequoia

Giant Sequoia, Big Tree Sequoiadendron giganteum grows in a small area of California. This species can reach an enormous size and can live for thousands of years. The base of the trunk is thick and massive and the tree tapers to a narrower diameter. The leaves are small and scale-like and the female flowers develop into little rounded cones which ripen in two years. Some include this species in the genus Sequoia. [CH] {FW}