Sierra redwood

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Sierra redwood - extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism

big tree, giant sequoia, Sequoia gigantea, Sequoia Wellingtonia, Sequoiadendron giganteum

sequoia, redwood - either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae

genus Sequoiadendron, Sequoiadendron - giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae

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Find varieties such as Sierra redwood, sugar pine, and Arizona cypress at Crest Ranch Christmas Tree Farm.

O Christmas Tree: one family kicks off the holiday season by getting back to nature

Yr enw gwyddonol arnyn nhw ydi Sequoiadendron giganteum, ac enwau Saesneg arnyn nhw ydi'r giant sequoia a'r Sierra redwood.

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Causing the most trouble is the fact that the giant sequoia is also known as the "Sierra redwood.' An Austrian botanist further muddied the waters when he gave the trees the genus name Sequoia, honoring the Cherokee chief Sequoyah.