Cupressaceae FAMILY

Sequoiadendron giganteum

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sequoiadendron giganteum is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 90.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-western N. America - California.

HabitatWell-drained but moist soils with an annual precipitation of 110 - 155cm a year[ 229 Title The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Publication Author Elias. T. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Year 1980 ISBN 0442238622 Description A very good concise guide. Gives habitats, good descriptions, maps showing distribution and a few of the uses. It also includes the many shrubs that occasionally reach tree proportions. ]. Found on the west side of the Sierra Nevada between 1500 and 2500 metres[ 82 Title Manual of the Trees of N. America. Publication Author Sargent. C. S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Dover Publications Inc. New York. Year 1965 ISBN 0-486-20278-X Description Two volumes, a comprehensive listing of N. American trees though a bit out of date now. Good details on habitats, some details on plant uses. Not really for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].