Peachleaf Willow
Salix amygdaloides Medium tree Zones 2–8 35–60 ft
Shares floodplain forests and stream banks in the wild.
A native we do not grow
Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens. Large tree, 60 to 200 feet where planted, zones 7 to 10; full sun, part shade or shade; average or wet ground.
We do not grow coast redwood, and it is not in our shop. This page gathers what our tools say about it and the natives we grow for the same ground.
At a glance
| Other names | Redwood, California redwood, coastal redwood, Humboldt redwood, coastal sequoia |
|---|---|
| Form | Large tree |
| Height, feet | 60 to 200 where planted; up to 381 in its native stands |
| Spread, feet | Up to 75 |
| Zones | 7 to 10 |
| Sun | Full sun, part shade or shade |
| Soil moisture | Average or wet ground |
| Growth | Fast |
| Leaves | Evergreen |
| Traits | Wildlife value, winter interest, erosion control |
| Pollen | November to March |
| Fruit | Cones, September to December |
| First crop | 5 to 15 years |
| Pollination | One tree bears alone. Each tree carries both male and female cones. Seed from a tree's own pollen sets as well as crossed seed, though its seedlings grow less well. |
| Lifespan | Can live 2,510 years, and the oldest dated one reached 2,267. Only a tiny share of trees has ever been ring-counted or cross-dated. |
| Black walnut | Not named on the Morton Arboretum's lists |
| Ground | Floodplain forests, stream banks, rich moist slopes and the coast |
| Native in | 2 states |
Coast redwood is native in 2 states: California and Oregon. The states are the USDA PLANTS Database's records, with the native range read from Silvics of North America.
What our tools say
How fast it grows and how big it gets, by site Whether it suits your zone, sun and soil How far from a house, wires and a septic field What grows with it in the wild and in a yard When to plant it where you live When it sheds pollen and bears cones, month by month How to sow its seed, with dates for your place How many to plant for a crop of seed Whether one you have can be moved, and what the move takes How old one is, from its trunk How a big one scores against the champion trees
For the same ground, we grow
These trees we grow share the most of coast redwood's natural communities in the wild, by the companion species tool's rules.
Read from
Its figures come from Silvics of North America, the Forest Service's Fire Effects Information System, the Woody Plant Seed Manual, the USDA PLANTS Database, NC State Extension, the Missouri Botanical Garden, Oregon State University, Cal Poly's SelecTree, Calscape, the Wildflower Center, the Gymnosperm Database, the City of Seattle, Ecological Monographs and Oregon State University Extension.