Sequoia A Hardwood

Sequoia flooring is a licensed and insured greater van nuys california based hardwood floor company specializing in sales installation staining repairs restoration and refinishing of solid engineered and laminate floors.
Sequoia a hardwood. The redwood is the world s tallest tree and has a slender trunk. Capable of attaining heights of nearly 400 feet redwood sequoia sempervirens is the world s tallest tree species. Sequoia takes decades to get big and it s a softwood. The tree has not been found growing in a pure stand but it is found in relatively pure clumps.
It grows in a very limited area on the pacific coast of northwestern united states where heavy rainfall and cool damp air create a unique environment for these trees. Young giant sequoia trees have wood similar to that of coastal redwoods rating at about 420 pounds force on the janka scale. For instance poplar reaches market size in about ten years and it s a hardwood. Find a new sequoia at a toyota dealership near you or build price your own toyota sequoia online today.
Giant sequoia groves are found within the sierra nevada mixed conifer type which includes california white fir red fir sugar pine ponderosa pine incense cedar and california black oak. It varies from species to species. Height weight height is from 200 to 340 feet with 5 to 10 foot diameters and an average weight of 27 pounds per. Also known as giant redwood sierra redwood sierran redwood wellingtonia or simply big tree a nickname also used by john muir is the sole living species in the genus sequoiadendron and one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods classified in the family cupressaceae in the subfamily sequoioideae together with sequoia sempervirens.
Official 2021 toyota sequoia site. The wood is slightly softer but also considerably less brittle. According to the united states department of agriculture usda young giant sequoia wood works well as veneers plywood and dimensional lumber. Cones and seed the cones and seed of the giant sequoia are about three times the size of those produced by the redwood.