Flowering TreesCoast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is a fast-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 7-9, that matures to about 60-90 ft x 15-30 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. It attracts birds, stands up well to deer.
- USDA zones
- 7-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 60-90 ft x 15-30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet
- Foliage
- Green
- Attracts
- Birds
- Tough against
- Deer
- Native to
- Coastal California and Oregon
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Coast Redwood is hardy to about 0°F (estimated from USDA zone 7), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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