Featuring giant redwood / giant sequoia. Verified occurrence recorded by Redwood World. At the back of the Laurels along Main Road is a young Giant Redwood of around twenty-five to thirty years old. Perhaps it was planted for the Queen's Jubilee in 1977. At the front of the grounds near to the library is another, very sorry looking Wellingtonia that is struggling to compete with the other trees that crowd it on all sides. It leans at almost a fortyfive degree angle and what sparse foliage it has is mostly brown and dying. It appears to be about the same age but has fared much worse than its healthy companion. Perhaps a lesson here in where (and where not) to plant a Giant Redwood.
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- 10 Apr 2026
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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 Broomfield - Laurels
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About Broomfield - Laurels
Broomfield - Laurels is located in Broomfield, Essex, 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.