Cupressaceae FAMILY
Sequoia sempervirens
Sequoia sempervirens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Sequoia sempervirens is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 110.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - Oregon to California.
HabitatDeep well-drained soils on flat land and slopes in the coastal fog belt below 600 metres[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. , 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. ].