Sequoia or welly?

[muttley9050]

What's the best/easiest way to be sure if your looking at a sequoia or a welly? Also is there a way when looking at a saw log or plank?

Many thanks in advance.

James

[skyhuck]

Are Wellingtonions not Sequoias that were planted to commemorate the battle of Waterloo??

[WeeDee]

Are Wellingtonions not Sequoias that were planted to commemorate the battle of Waterloo??

 

I thought so, but stand eager to hear otherwise.

[kev7937]

To the untrained eye the best feature of a mature wellingtonia are the droopy branches that look a pain to get your rope over, the spongy bark can also be a give away but this also occurs on the coast redwood where the needles are more yew like.

 

Hope this helps (and makes sense)

[MattyF]

Foliage is massively different ! Sequoia's foliage looks Moore like well spaced yew and welly's look more like a gigantic western red cedar IMO any way .. Welly bark is more red as well

[Compo]

Sequoia = Coast Redwood, Wellingtomia = Sequoiadendron. World's tallest vs World's biggest. Very different trees

[Graham]

Named ajter Duke of Wellington. Battle was about 40 years before they were introduced.

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

err eh?

[WeeDee]

Sequoia = Coast Redwood, Wellingtomia = Sequoiadendron. World's tallest vs World's biggest. Very different trees

 

Agreed, but the Wellingtonia is also known as the giant sequoia.

[Rich Rule]

Sequoia = Coast Redwood, Wellingtomia = Sequoiadendron. World's tallest vs World's biggest. Very different trees

 

I could be wrong but I was always under the impression that Sequoia is a wellingtonia. Where the Redwood is a Coastal Redwood.