Description
Coastal redwood.A very large,evergreen,monoecious tree,reaching over 100m tall in its native forests,possessing a thick,fibrous,soft and spongy,reddish brown outer bark.Branches slightly drooping,yew-like,bearing2-ranked,linear-oblong leaves,1-2cm,dark green above,marked with 2 white stomatal bands beneath.Leaves on leading shoots and fertile shoots smaller and spirally arranged.Cones pendent,ovoid to globose,2-3cm long,ripeing the first season.