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Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Desperado'
giant redwood 'Desperado'
Botanical details
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Sequoiadendron
- Genus description
Sequoiadendron is a tall evergreen tree with soft, red-brown bark, flame-shaped when young, becoming more irregular with maturity. Short awl-shaped leaves are arranged spirally on the shoots, and ovoid cones become red-brown when mature
- Name status
Accepted
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