California State Tree – California Redwood

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California State Tree

California Redwood

Sequoia sempervirens & Sequoia gigantea

Leaf Evergreen, 1/2 to 1 inch long, linear, two-ranked and flattened, yellow-green to green, upper side of needle has sparse stomatal bloom while underside has two distinct bands. Leaves on cone-bearing branches may be scale-like.

Flower

Monoecious; both males and females are very small and occur near the ends of shoots; males are oblong; females more egg-shaped.

Fruit

Woody cone, 3/4 to 1 inch long, reddish-brown, basically egg-shaped, mature in one season.

Twig

Slender, often drooping, initially green and later turning brown.

Bark

Very thick (up to 1 foot), deeply furrowed with rounded ridges, fibrous, reddish to gray-brown.

Form

Very large, tall, straight tree (over 300 feet) with a narrow, loose crown.

Copyright 2019 Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation; Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson;Silvics reprinted from Ag Handbook 654; range map source information

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