18. Giant Sequoia
Scientific name: Sequoiadendron giganteum
Height: 300' , Width: 100'
Evergreen: Yes
Drought tolerant: No
Climate Action: Yes
Native to: Sierra Nevada of California
Fun fact: Giant sequoias share the title of California state tree with the California redwood
Evergreen. Native to the Sierra Nevada of California. Conical growth habit when young, becoming columnar. Bark is reddish brown, fire-resistant. Dense, gray-green, scalelike foliage. This specimen was planted in 1990. Just south of this tree on the other side of the walkway there’s a Coast Redwood (which is California native) and then another Giant Sequoia which is also very young but bigger than the walk’s tree.