Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Sequoiadendron Giganteum

Size:

60'-275' tall by 25'-60' wide

Leaves:

needles 1/8"-1/2" tapering to a fine point and lying close to the stem in spirals; branches have upswept tips

Flowers:

None

Fruit:

3" cone, green for two years then reddish brown

Fall Interest:

needled evergreen

Culture:

sun; best in cool climate with consistently high moisture

Disease/Insect:

Use:

in the right climate, specimen for large area

Cultivars:

Notes:

the world's largest tree by volume, though not the tallest, is a giant sequoia named General Sherman--275 feet tall and over 36 feet in diameter at the base; native to California