Douglas Fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Height70 to 100 ftSpread20 to 30 ftGrowth2 ft or more / yrZones4 to 8
Moderate maintenance1 / 5
Giant sequoia in a botanic garden · Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
- Giant sequoia in a botanic garden. Photo by Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Looking up into a grove of giant sequoias. Photo by Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Base of a giant sequoia trunk. Photo by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Giant sequoia bark. Photo by Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Evergreen conifer
Giant Sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
A majestic, very long-lived giant with enormous trunk girth. Only for a large landscape.
- Max height
- 100 ft
- Typical height
- 60 to 100 ft
- Spread
- 25 to 35 ft
- Growth per year
- About 2 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Light
- Full sun
- Hardiness zones
- 6 to 8
- Native to
- Western slope of the Sierra Nevada, California
MaintenanceLow
No pruning. Deep water while young, and plan for a tree you cannot keep small.
See it at scale
Giant Sequoia, up to 100 ft tall and 35 ft wide
Compare with
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Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara
Height40 to 70 ftSpread20 to 40 ftGrowth1 to 2 ft / yrZones7 to 9
Low maintenance
Incense Cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
Height50 to 70 ftSpread10 to 15 ftGrowth1 to 2 ft / yrZones5 to 8
Low maintenance