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Sequoia sempervirens 'Prostrata' (Coast redwood 'Prostrata')

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Skill rating Beginner
skill rating
Ultimate spread 1.2m
max. spread
Ultimate height 0.15m
max. height
Time to maturity 10-20 years
to maturity
Maintenance level 1 hour care
per year

Botanical name: Sequoia sempervirens 'Prostrata'

Other names: Coast redwood 'Prostrata', Redwood 'Prostrata', Californian redwood 'Prostrata'


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Genus: Sequoia

Variety or cultivar: 'Prostrata' _ 'Prostrata' is a slow-growing, spreading, low confer with fibrous red-brown bark. It has small, flat grey-green, needle-like foliage and cones that ripen to dark brown

Sequoia sempervirens 'Prostrata' is: Evergreen

Foliage: Grey-green in All seasons

Fruit: Green in Autumn; Dark-brown in Winter

Habit: Spreading

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General care

Pruning: Prune out any upright growth to maintain its prostrate habit. REGISTER to read more...

Propagation methods: Semi-hardwood cuttings. REGISTER to read more...


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Sequoia sempervirens 'Prostrata' (Coast redwood 'Prostrata') will reach a height of 0.15m and a spread of 1.2m after 10-20 years.


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Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Rock

Cultivation: Plant in free-draining soil in a sunny, sheltered position

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Soil types: Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) Match unknown
Soil drainage: Well-drained Match unknown
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral Match unknown
Light: Full Sun Match unknown
Aspect: South, East, West Match unknown
Exposure: Sheltered Match unknown
Hardiness: Hardy (H4) Match unknown

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