Sequoia or welly?

[se7enthdevil]

must confess, i've never heard it called "big tree" but i can see why.

[Paul Cleaver]

springs to mind

 

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[shavey]

Over the years forest fires have been vital to the regeneration of redwoods in the North West Pacific. Although they are amongst the largest trees on earth, they have very small seeds that struggle to germinate on the forest floor. When a fire spreads through the forest the heat opens the cones allowing the seeds to fall and germinate in the fresh ash left by the fire. Meanwhile the trees fire resistant bark saves the tree from the fire. Quite interesting.

 

As has been said, the 2 spp of tree that tend to get mixed up are the Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and the Wellingtonia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). It is the Wellingtonia that tends to have other names such as Giant Redwood and Big Tree. The Coast Redwood tends to be known just as Coast Redwood.

 

so the (sequoidendron giganteum) couls have been changed to the giant sequio tree used by different people nowadays

 

hey mark is there any of these redwoods at stourhead

cheers

andrew

[se7enthdevil]

Well then Owen Johnson and David Moore have also got it wrong.

 

As they've been compiling the Collins Tree Guide, they've mistakenly classified the Coast Redwood and the Giant Sequoia as two different species.

 

this is why comon names are such a pain in the arse

 

i didnt realise that in this book they are calling the welingtonia a giant sequioa, i thought it was just the costal redwood that had that name.

 

of course they are correct as they are the experts and i only have an opinion.

 

i've always called the sequoiadendron giganteum a welingtonia.

[WeeDee]

this is why comon names are such a pain in the arse

 

i didnt realise that in this book they are calling the welingtonia a giant sequioa, i thought it was just the costal redwood that had that name.

 

of course they are correct as they are the experts and i only have an opinion.

 

i've always called the sequoiadendron giganteum a welingtonia.

 

And I do the same, (it's correct)

 

But it's the 'additional' common names for Sequoiadendron giganteum that muddy the water.

[Paul Barton]

It's almost as if google never existed.

 

This is a discussion about tree species on an arboriculture forum - and it's proved popular given the number of posts on it this evening.

 

The OP could have googled some foliage images but that wouldn't have been a learning experience for anyone except him. So, please refrain from the condescending comments and help us keep arbtalk a welcoming and useful resource for people to use

[john k]

I always get metasequoia and taxodium swamp cypress mixed up!

 

Look at the leaf arrangement and remember ATOM:

 

Alternate = Taxodium

Opposite = Metasequoia

 

[MattyF]

Look at the leaf arrangement and remember ATOM:

 

Alternate = Taxodium

Opposite = Metasequoia

 

 

Good one john I'll try and remember it ... I should know by now I've had one of either out side the front of the last two places I lived !!

[se7enthdevil]

And I do the same, (it's correct)

 

But it's the 'additional' common names for Sequoiadendron giganteum that muddy the water.

 

here here my friend. lets hear it for botanical names...

[se7enthdevil]

Look at the leaf arrangement and remember ATOM:

 

Alternate = Taxodium

Opposite = Metasequoia

 

 

good tip there john.

 

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