Featuring giant redwood / giant sequoia. Verified occurrence recorded by Redwood World. This one must rank among the broadest Giant Redwood trees in the country, being an incredible 7.27 metres in girth at chest height in 2005! Believed to have been planted in the 1850's (soon after they were discovered), this giant has had over 150 years of growth so far, and of course has only just started. It is a little shorter than might be expected, but that could be an unfortunate lightning strike or two. This was one of the earliest Giant Redwoods discovered by Redwood World back in 2005 and it was good to make a return visit to see this tree in August 2011. It has grown nearly a couple of metres in height and half a metre in girth since 2005. During the five years that had passed we have made many more discoveries that have surpassed this specimen in height and girth, as the Top Trunks page shows, but this one still rates as one of the highest and widest in Suffolk and surrounding counties. It was also nice to be remembered by the owners, to hear about some of the history of the surrounding houses and to ponder the origins of the tree.
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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 Higham - White House
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About Higham - White House
Higham - White House is located in Higham, Suffolk, 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.