Sequoia or welly?

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Nice photos eddy. Whereabouts is that tree? Any pictures of the whole thing?

[Eddy_t]

Foliage of a wellingtonia

 

 

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[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

From Mr Google:

The Giant Sequoia

The giant sequoia grows in groves along the western slopes of the Sierra Nevadas at altitudes of about 4,500 to 8,000 feet (1,370 to 2,440 m). These trees grow at higher altitudes and in cooler areas than the redwoods. They have deep-green foliage and their leaves, which are small and scalelike, overlap one another. The woody oval cones are yellowish-brown and from two to three inches (5 to 7.5 cm) in length. The giant sequoia is not used as a timber tree; its wood is lightweight and brittle.

 

One of the most famous giant sequoia trees is the General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park. Borings taken from the tree showed it to be about 3,500 years old. It is about 275 feet (84 m) tall and at ground level is 103 feet (31 m) in circumference. Some of the other national parks and national forests in which giant sequoia groves are preserved are Yosemite National Park, Kings Canyon National Park, and Sierra National Forest.

 

The Redwood

The redwood is the state tree of California. It requires a cool climate of high humidity, and is found only in the narrow fog belt along the Pacific coast from southern Oregon to Monterey, California.

 

Some of the tallest redwoods have been discovered in Redwood Creek Grove in Humboldt County, California. The tallest tree there measures about 370 feet (113 m) in height. Some areas have been established as state and national parks to preserve the largest and the most beautiful redwood groves. One of the most famous of these parks is Muir Woods National Monument.

 

Redwood trees have narrow, yellow-green leaves that are stiff, flat, and sharply pointed. The cones are egg-shaped and about one inch (2.5 cm) long. The redwoods are named for the reddish-brown lumber that is obtained from them. This lumber is very durable and is used for such things as shingles, fences, posts, and furniture. Redwood is heavier and stronger than the wood of the giant sequoia.

 

The redwood is Sequoia sempervirens; the giant sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum. The sequoia genus belongs to the pine family, Pinaceae. Some botanists classify the sequoia genus in the bald cypress family, Taxodiaceae.

[Eddy_t]

Nice photos eddy. Whereabouts is that tree? Any pictures of the whole thing?

 

Moor hall golf club, Sutton Coldfield

It's the tree mid photo

 

 

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[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Nice specimen. Thanks for that.

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Are you working there today?

[Eddy_t]

Are you working there today?

 

I'm here every day I work there

 

 

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[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Nice place to work. Any other interesting exotics there?

[Eddy_t]

Nice place to work. Any other interesting exotics there?

 

Eucalypts, couple of little wellies, a metasequoia, few others, and some massive oaks and beeches

 

 

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[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Can you pm me a pic of the Metasequoia when you get a chance or even post on this thread I suppose as it has been mentioned in passing?