[ndonnellan]

Portland, OR (NW Oregon in general) also has a lot of planted Giant Sequoias! So it may not be strictly true that they are super picky. I imagine as climate warms, the PNW will become a better spot for Sequoias. Unfortunately at the cost of trees that like it cooler and wetter e.g. Western Red Cedars.

I would plant one, but their trunks get huge quickly, and I see a lot of busted sidewalks around here due to that.

https://www.portland.gov/trees/sequoiadendron-giganteum

[hinkley]

Western Red Cedar is remarkably polite about foundations and sidewalks for such a massive tree.

Even black walnut is more of a "fuck this sidewalk, and fuck you too" kind of tree.

Current owner of a fucked sidewalk, former owner of a WRC planted way too close to a house.

[zwieback]

Yeah, we have a lot of both in Corvallis, neither are great city trees but look great in parks etc. My neighbor across the street has a Sequoia and the electric company is constantly chopping out massive sections to keep the power lines safe.

Redwoods look nicer, in my opinion, but have a bad habit of sprouting like crazy at the base.