giant sequoia Cupressaceae Sequoiadendron giganteum

Leaf:Bluish-green; may be scale-like and appressed, or awl-like and spreading, depending on crown position.
Flower:Species is monoecious; males egg-shaped and very numerous in spring; females egg-shaped, yellowish.
Fruit:Oval, woody cone, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches long, brown.
Twig:Tightly covered in awl-like or scale-like leaves, later turning reddish brown with scaly bark as the leaves fall off.
Bark:Very thick (1 to 2 feet) on large trees, deeply furrowed with large rounded ridges, fibrous.
Form:A massive tree with thick heavy limbs, 250 to 300 feet tall, 10 to 15 feet in diameter.
leaf flower fruit twig bark form map
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