{"product_id":"sequoia-sempervirens-coast-redwood","title":"Coast Redwood - Sequoia sempervirens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCoast Redwood - Sequoia sempervirens\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the tallest tree species on earth, and even in Australian conditions \u003cem\u003eSequoia sempervirens\u003c\/em\u003e builds a massive conical evergreen of soft dark needles over spongy, fibrous, cinnamon red bark. It grows fast in cool, moist, sheltered situations, holding a dead straight leader and a canopy that sweeps to the ground when given room. It belongs on acreage, in parkland and on large cool climate properties, and it should never be planted close to a house, boundary or service line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Coast Redwood\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSheer scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: In good conditions it becomes the dominant tree on a property within a couple of decades.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFibrous bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thick, soft, deeply furrowed red brown bark is warm to the eye and remarkably fire resistant.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoft foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flat, two ranked, deep green needles give a fine texture unusual in a conifer of this size.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast establishment\u003c\/strong\u003e: On a moist site with good soil it can put on close to a metre of height a year while young.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReshoots from the base\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unlike most conifers it coppices and produces basal sprouts, so it recovers from damage.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAcreage specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree in open paddock or parkland, sited with decades of growth in mind.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrand avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: Widely spaced along a long driveway on a rural property with cool moist soil.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShelter belt on large properties\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row provides serious wind reduction on cool climate farms and vineyards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool climate arboretum planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits the Southern Highlands, Adelaide Hills, Dandenongs, Tasmania and the tablelands.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m for a shelter belt\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 12m, and at least 15m from any building, drain or boundary\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn through to early spring while the soil is cool and moist\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, moist, slightly acidic, well drained soil; it will not thrive in hot dry inland conditions, shallow soil or alkaline ground\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water generously through the first three summers, since young redwoods will not tolerate drying out and rarely recover their leader once checked. 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