GPS coordinates :
50.7879 , 4.3672
Scientific inventory

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
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