This tree is native to certain areas of the western US, and is rarely seen in southern New England. This is the tallest of the ones I have seen in my area. This tree is in Bristol, Rhode Island-- (I have seen one other in Smithfield RI in good shape, and is about 30 feet tall). This tree is around 95 feet tall, and grows about 1 to 1 1/2 feet per year in this climate -- slower than in its native range. The thick, fibrous, red-brown bark, and bluish sharp green leaves make it quite a striking tree. Sequoia sempervirens (Coastal redwood) I have not seen in this area and appears less hardy to this climate. Both are some of the world's largest trees when mature. I have heard of this tree being alive and well north of here at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston Mass. and also a tree in Manchester NH.
