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    Sequoia Sempervirens                                            Coast Redwood

Evergreen, conical shaped tree with dark green, flat, hardened blade like needles approx. 2cm long, new shoots surrounded by green scale leaves,needles set in pairs

Female cones - Approx. 2cm long, round, woody and with red/brown scales, winged seeds.

Male cones - Small, yellowish, round and found in clusters at the tips of leaves

Soft dark brown/red thick bark with fissures running vertically

Height 80m

Spread 10m

 

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