Thanks to all the very friendly locals in Bengeo who were happy to allow measurements and photographs to be taken of their Wellingtonia. There are eight Giant Redwoods in total clustered around the road appropriately named "Redwoods". Six of the trees are in this road, one is in Elton Road, and one is at a house called "Sequoia". The owner of the latter explained that the yew hedge was partly cut away to make an entrance to their house when it was built. Four of the Giant Redwoods in "Redwoods" are contained in just one back garden, they can be found among quite a number of other large trees, all of which form a mini-woodland in a lovely garden setting. A fifth sits in the front garden of this bungalow.
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- 11 Apr 2026
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- redwoodworld.co.uk/picturepages/bengeo.htm
Redwood species here
Native to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, giant sequoias were introduced to Britain in the 1850s during the Victorian plant-collecting era. They are the world's most massive trees by volume and have thrived in the UK's mild, wet climate, often growing faster than in parts of their native range. Many Victorian-era plantings now rival mature specimens in California.
Present. Native to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, giant sequoias were introduced to Britain in the 1850s during the Victorian plant-collecting era. They are the world's most massive trees by volume
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Redwood at Bengeo - Redwoods
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About Bengeo - Redwoods
Bengeo - Redwoods is located in Bengeo, Hertfordshire, England.
Species Present
Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Native to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, giant sequoias were introduced to Britain in the 1850s during the Victorian plant-collecting era. They are the world's most massive trees by volume and have thrived in the UK's mild, wet climate, often growing faster than in their native range. Many Victorian-era plantings now rival mature specimens in California.
Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
The tallest trees on Earth, coast redwoods can exceed 100 metres in their native California. Less common in Britain than giant sequoias, they prefer sheltered, moist locations and can still reach impressive heights in the UK. The tallest known coast redwood in Britain is over 50 metres.
Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
A deciduous conifer thought to be extinct until rediscovered in a remote Chinese province in 1941. Seeds were distributed to botanical gardens worldwide in the late 1940s. Unlike its evergreen relatives, the dawn redwood loses its needles in winter, turning a striking copper-bronze in autumn.
Data sourced from Redwood World (redwoodworld.co.uk) and enriched by Redwood Finder.