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Early-bird price ends 15 November, then $59. A Giant Sequoia from Sequoia Valley Farms: the world's largest tree as a living Christmas tree, in a 200mm pot grown by Spruced, sent by courier, delivered by our van or collected from Mittagong.

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Heights vary widely in this batch, from about 45cm to 90cm from base of pot to tip, and we cannot select a height for an order. Potted trees reach us in mid-November; courier orders are sent in the second half of November.

Giant Sequoia Potted Christmas Tree

Original price was: $59.00.Current price is: $49.00.

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This tree ships by courier to NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD and SA, comes by our van, or can be collected from Mittagong. We cannot send it to WA, NT or Tasmania. Check your postcode below for your options and dates.

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A Sequoia from Sequoia Valley Farms

This is the Giant Sequoia, the largest tree on Earth, alive and growing in a pot you can carry. At this age, it is a narrow, even cone of blue-green foliage, and it makes a small living Christmas tree for a table or a corner. It is the tree in our name, so it had to be in our Christmas range. Ours are grown by Spruced, the specialist grower we have worked with since 2022. Keep it indoors for up to two weeks; never let the pot dry out; then move it back outside. When it outgrows its pots, it wants a permanent home with a great deal of room.

A living Giant Sequoia, grown by Spruced, a specialist Christmas tree grower

The species that holds the record for the largest tree on Earth, as a Christmas tree you can carry

Sent by courier in a carton, or comes by our van or is collected from Mittagong

Straight talk on size and climate: heights vary in this batch, and this is a tree for cool and mild-summer districts in the long run

At a Glance

Size: 200mm pot, from about 45cm to 90cm tall; height varies and cannot be selected
Height: Measured from the base of the pot to the tip of the tree
Growth Habit: A narrow, even cone with blue-green foliage
Climate: Best kept on in cool and mild-summer districts; needs care in a pot in Sydney; not suited to humid subtropical or tropical areas
Style: A small living Christmas tree for a table or a corner, to plant out afterwards where there is room

APPROXIMATE ACTUAL PLANT SIZE: FROM ABOUT 45CM TO 90cm TALL (200MM POT)*
*Height is measured from the base of the pot to the tip of the tree. These are living trees and height varies widely from tree to tree in this batch; we cannot select a height for an order. Every tree arrives rooted and growing in its own pot.

A Giant Sequoia potted Christmas tree is Sequoiadendron giganteum, the species that grows into the largest tree on earth, in a 200mm pot. It is also sold as Giant Redwood, and in Britain it is called Wellingtonia. A young one looks nothing like the giants of California: it is a narrow, even cone, dense to the base, with soft-looking blue-green foliage. It is a Sequoia from Sequoia Valley Farms, and it is the most on-brand Christmas tree we will ever sell.

Ours are grown by Spruced, a specialist Christmas tree grower we have partnered with since 2022. There is one size, the 200mm pot, and the trees in it stand anywhere from about 45cm to 90cm tall. We cannot choose a height for you. It can travel by courier, come by our van or be collected from Mittagong.

As a Christmas tree, it is simple and a little different: up to two weeks indoors in a bright, cool spot, on a table or in a corner, with lights and light ornaments. It also makes a gift with a long future, for a gardener, a collector or a family with land.

Two things to know before you order. First, water: a young Sequoia must never dry out in its pot, indoors or out, so check it every day while it is inside. Second, its future: this is a tree to plant out. It does best where summers are mild, such as the Southern Highlands, the tablelands and the cooler parts of Victoria. It can be kept in a pot in Sydney with afternoon shade and steady water, and it does not suit humid subtropical or tropical areas. In the ground, in time, it becomes a very large tree, so its permanent home is acreage or a large country garden.

The Largest Tree on Earth: The species behind the General Sherman Tree, as a living Christmas tree you can carry.
An Even Blue-Green Cone: Narrow, dense and blue-green at this age: a natural Christmas tree shape with no trimming needed.
A Gift With a Future: For a gardener, a collector or a family with land: a tree to grow on and plant out.
Yours to Keep: Two weeks indoors, then back outside. Pot it up each autumn until it is ready for the ground.

How tall will my tree be?

Somewhere from about 45cm to 90cm, measured from the base of the pot to the tip. That is a wide range, and we would rather say so plainly: every tree is in the same 200mm pot, but height varies a good deal from tree to tree in this batch, and we cannot select a height for an order. Whatever its height, it is a narrow, even cone with blue-green foliage.

How long can it stay inside, and can I decorate it?

Up to two weeks. A Giant Sequoia is an outdoor mountain tree that tolerates a short stay indoors. Give it the brightest, coolest spot you have, away from heaters, hot windows and air-conditioner vents, and check the potting mix every day: it must stay moist and never dry out. Decorate it with a short string of LED lights, which run cool, and light ornaments; the shoots are fine at this size and will bend under heavy pieces. After Christmas, give it about a week in bright shade outside before it goes back into sun.

Is a Giant Sequoia the same as a redwood?

It is one of three trees called redwoods, and the names are often mixed up. The Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), also called Giant Redwood or Wellingtonia, is the largest tree on Earth by volume and comes from the mountains of California's Sierra Nevada. The Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is the tallest tree on Earth and comes from the foggy Californian coast. The Dawn Redwood is a deciduous relative from China. This page is the Giant Sequoia: blue-green, scale-like foliage on cord-like shoots, and a dense, cone-shaped young tree.

How big will it get, and how fast?

In a pot, it grows only as fast as its pot and as its care allows, and it will stay a manageable size for some years if you pot it up a size at a time. In the ground, in a climate that suits it, it becomes a very large tree over decades. The largest of all, the General Sherman Tree in California, is about 84 metres tall and thought to be more than 2,000 years old. Nobody plants one for its size in their own lifetime. You plant it for the next few generations.

Will it grow where I live?

It does best where summers are mild, and winters are cool: the Southern Highlands, the tablelands, the Blue Mountains, Canberra, the cooler parts of Victoria and the Adelaide Hills. In Sydney it can be kept in a pot with afternoon shade, air moving around it and water every day in hot weather; think of it as a tree to grow on there and plant somewhere cooler. It does not suit humid subtropical or tropical areas, where heat and humidity together work against it; there it is a living tree for this Christmas. We cannot promise how any tree will fare once it leaves us, because that depends on its care and its climate. If you are unsure about your district, email us before you order.

How do you deliver it?

Three ways. It travels by courier to NSW, the ACT, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, in its pot inside a carton. It can come by our own van to Greater Sydney, the Illawarra and South Coast as far as Kiama, the Southern Highlands and Wollondilly, and the Blue Mountains. Or you can collect it from our Mittagong HQ. Enter your postcode in the checker on this page to see your options, dates and price. We cannot send it to Western Australia, the Northern Territory or Tasmania.

Can I keep it in a pot, and when should I plant it out?

Keep it in a pot for as long as you are willing to pot it up. Stand it outdoors in sun, or in morning sun with afternoon shade where summers are hot, and water it so the potting mix never dries out. In autumn, move it up one pot size into a premium potting mix that drains freely. When it has outgrown the pots you can manage, plant it in autumn so it can root in over winter. Give it deep soil, steady moisture and a great deal of room: acreage or a large country garden, well away from buildings, fences, power lines and pipes.

Detailed Description and Specs

The Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) grows wild in one small part of the world: scattered groves on the western slopes of California’s Sierra Nevada, at roughly 1,400 to 2,150 metres. It is the largest tree on Earth by volume. The General Sherman Tree, the biggest of them, is about 84 metres tall and holds close to 1,500 cubic metres of wood in its trunk, and the oldest Giant Sequoias are more than 3,000 years old. It is also called Giant Redwood, and in Britain, Wellingtonia.

A young Giant Sequoia gives little of that away. It is a narrow, even cone, dense with branches right to the base. The foliage is blue-green and made of small, overlapping, pointed scales that wrap each shoot, so the shoots look like soft cord. That tidy cone is why it works as a Christmas tree, and it holds the shape on its own, without trimming.

Ours are grown by Spruced, a specialist Christmas tree grower we have partnered with since 2022. We collect each season’s trees from the grower and bring them to the Southern Highlands, where each one is packed into a carton for the courier, loaded for van delivery or held for collection. There is one size, the 200mm pot, and the trees in it stand from about 45cm to 90cm tall, measured from the base of the pot to the tip. Height varies widely in this batch and cannot be selected.

It is a mountain tree, and that shapes how it lives here. It likes sun, deep soil and steady moisture, and it is at its best where summers are mild. Mature Giant Sequoias stand in cool-climate parks and gardens here, among them the avenue in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, planted in the 1860s and 1870s, and the heritage-listed Cook Park in Orange. It does not like to dry out, least of all in a pot, and it does not like heat and humidity together.

It helps to know what this tree is not. It is not an indoor plant: two weeks inside is the limit. It is not a tree for heavy ornaments at this size. And it is not a tree for a suburban garden in the long run, because in the ground it becomes very large. What it is: a living piece of the world’s largest tree, a small and unusual Christmas tree for this year, and a specimen to plant where it has room to become what it is.

Here’s why we think you’ll love the Giant Sequoia Potted Christmas Tree:

Species: Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant Sequoia; also Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia)
Provenance: Native to the Sierra Nevada of California; grown by Spruced, our partner grower since 2022
Size: 200mm pot, from about 45cm to 90cm tall; height measured from the base of the pot to the tip of the tree; varies and cannot be selected
Shape: A narrow, even cone, dense to the base
Foliage: Blue-green, scale-like and pointed, on cord-like shoots
Climate: Best kept on in cool and mild-summer districts; needs care in a pot in Sydney; not suited to humid subtropical or tropical areas
Best For: Collectors and gift-givers; gardeners with acreage or a large country garden; anyone who wants a Christmas tree with a story and a future

Care and Planting Guide

A Giant Sequoia is a mountain tree that visits the house for Christmas. It asks for sun, air and, above all, steady water: a young Sequoia in a pot must never dry out.

When It Arrives: Unpack a couriered tree the day it arrives, take the wrapping off the root ball, stand it upright and water it until water runs from the base. Lift it by the pot, not by the trunk. Give it a few days outdoors in bright shade before you bring it in. If Christmas is still weeks away, leave it outside and bring it in when you are ready to decorate.
Indoors at Christmas: Up to two weeks. Choose the brightest, coolest position you have, away from heaters, air-conditioner vents and hot western glass. Stand the pot inside a tub or deep saucer to protect the floor, and tip out any water left standing once the pot has drained.
Watering: This is the one that matters. Check the potting mix every day with a finger, indoors and out. It should always feel moist a few centimetres down. Water thoroughly and let it drain; do not leave the pot standing in water. If the mix dries right through, the foliage browns from the tips and does not recover, so a daily check is worth the minute it takes.
Decorating: Use a short string of LED lights, which run cool, and light ornaments. The shoots are fine and flexible at this size. Standing the tree on a table, bench or plant stand lifts it to eye height.
Back Outside: After Christmas, do not move it straight from the lounge room into January sun. Give it about a week in a sheltered, shaded spot first, then move it into sun.
Know Your Climate: It does best where summers are mild, and winters are cool, such as the Southern Highlands, the tablelands, the Blue Mountains, Canberra, the cooler parts of Victoria and the Adelaide Hills. In Sydney, keep it in morning sun with afternoon shade, with air moving around it and the pot off hot paving, and water daily in hot weather. It does not suit humid subtropical or tropical areas.
Through the Year: Sun and open air. In a hot spell, move the pot out of the afternoon sun and water morning and evening. Feed in spring with a slow-release fertiliser for trees and shrubs.
Potting Up: Repot in autumn, once the peak of summer heat has passed. Use a premium potting mix that drains freely and move up one size at a time. A tree in a larger pot holds more water and is easier to keep moist.
Keeping Its Shape: Leave it alone. A young Giant Sequoia holds a narrow, even cone without trimming. Do not cut the leader, and do not cut back into bare wood.
Planting Out: Plant in autumn so it can root in over winter. Choose an open position with deep soil that holds moisture and drains, well away from buildings, fences, power lines and pipes: in time this is a very large tree, for acreage or a large country garden. Water it deeply through its first summers and keep the grass and weeds away from its base.

For more on living with a real tree, read our Ultimate Christmas Tree Care Guide.

Shipping and Delivery

Three ways to get your tree
This tree can travel by courier, come by our van, or be collected. Enter your postcode in the checker at the top of this page to see which options apply to you, with dates and prices.

Courier: to the Eastern States (NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD, SA)
Each couriered tree travels in its own pot, with the root ball wrapped for the journey, inside a carton, and is sent by tracked courier; you receive the tracking details by email when it leaves us. We dispatch from Mittagong in the NSW Southern Highlands, in a region free of key plant pests — which lets us send most species directly to the Eastern States and the ACT without additional treatment. Couriered trees usually leave us in the second half of November, and we will hold a tree back for a few days if the weather or a courier backlog makes that the kinder choice. Unpack and water your tree the day it arrives. If you are ordering for coastal Queensland or another humid subtropical climate, please read the climate notes in the Care and Planting Guide first: we are glad to send you a tree for Christmas, but it is not suited to that climate in the long run.

Van delivery: to a booked slot
Our own van delivers to four corridors, each on its own days through the season:

Greater Sydney
Illawarra and South Coast, to Kiama
Southern Highlands and Wollondilly
Blue Mountains

You choose a delivery date and slot at checkout. On the day, you receive a tracking link to follow the van, a text when we are close, and a photo as proof of delivery. A potted tree can be left in a safe, shaded spot such as a porch or carport if you are not home.

Collection from our Mittagong HQ
Our HQ is an off-site collection point in Mittagong, a few minutes from the Hume Highway on and off ramps. It is not a farm, and there is nothing to pick or walk through; your tree is waiting with your name on it. You choose your collection date and window at checkout. A shorter tree stands upright in a boot or on the floor behind a front seat; a taller one travels best lying down on a towel. Wedge the pot so it cannot tip, and do not leave it in a parked car in the sun.

Western Australia, Northern Territory & Tasmania (WA, NT & TAS)
We are not able to send potted Christmas trees to Western Australia, the Northern Territory or Tasmania this season. Entry requires certified treatment, and that is not available for our Christmas range this year.

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