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Kelly's Prostrate Coast Redwood

Scientific name: Sequoia sempervirens Kelly's Prostrate'
Taxonomy
Family:Cupressaceae
Type:Dwarf conifers
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:7 to 9
Sun:Full to partial sun
Moisture:Dry
Plant Characteristics
Height:1 ft
Width:4 ft
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description As opposed to its parent tree which forms a huge, stately coastal evergreen, the dwarf version known as Kelly’s Prostate Coast Redwood becomes a mounding groundcover with deep-green foliage. It is a joy to show off this dwarf version of what is normally a giant.

  Morphology:
Leaves mostly needle-like, flat, 2-ranked, and on half inch long. New growth is a beautiful emerald green. A mature plant attains a width of 4’ but does not exceed 8” in height. This is classified as a slow growing dwarf evergreen that only puts on 6” of new growth per year.

  Morphology:
This species prefers sun to partial shade in a well-drained soil. Supplemental irrigation during the summer keeps it from browning.

  Pests:
None reported.
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