Giant sequoia

GPS coordinates :

50.8005 , 4.3901

Scientific inventory

702

Identity

Category :

Arbre remarquable

Latin name :

Sequoiadendron giganteum

French name :

Séquoia géant

Dutch name :

Mammoetboom

English name :

Giant sequoia

Family :

Taxodiaceae

Height :

Targeted height :

Can reach more than 90 m in America, 50-60 m in Belgium

Diameter of the crown :

Trunk circumference :

Expected circumference :

1200 cm

Expected longevity :

Can live for 2000 years, sometimes up to 3000 years

Origin / Indigenous

Sierra Nevada, California, USA

Favorite soil :

Deep and fresh

Favorite climate

Humid, mountainous