Sequoia sempervirens

redwood

Redwood is also called coast redwood and it is native to the central and northern California coast. The tree thrives on that regions dependable rainfall and summer fog. Redwood is a close relative of baldcypress and the giant sequoias of the Sierra Nevada.  

  
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Redwood Habitat and Culture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual,  USFS)  

Fire Effects On Redwood
(courtesy of  U.S. Forest Service, Fire Effects) 

From Virginia Tech w/Photos
(Big List courtesy of VT Dendrology)

Species Documentation and Data
(The BEST conifer data on the Internet,  Gymnosperm Database, Editor C. J. Earle)

North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry) 

The Great American Coniferous Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)

Recent Champion: 321' height, 80' spread, 950" circumf., Jedidiah Smith State Park, California
National Register of Big Trees

Historical Redwood Photo Collection
American Memories Collection - University of Chicago

Conifer Images
(courtesy of  ForestryImages.org)

Buy a redwood Online
(Nurseries selling seedlings online)

Range Map

-The native range of redwood, USFS.

Quick Stats
Common Names: Amerikansk sekvoja, California cedar, California redwood, Californische redwood, coast redwood, corla, giant-of-the-forest, Humboldt redwood, ledwood, Mexican cherry, palo colorado, pin rouge d'ambrique, pin rouge d'Amerique, pino rosso d'america, redwood, sequoia, sequoia de California, sequoia roja, sequoia rossa, sequoia toujours vert, sequoie, vavona

Habitat:   Native to the central and northern California coast, a region of moderate to heavy winter rain and summer fog so vital to this tree.

Description:  Two American genera, Taxodium and Sequoia, noted for great size and long life.

Uses:  High value building construction, heavy beams, bridge timbers, planks, siding, sash, doors, veneer, furniture, cooling equipment, plywood, pulping, particle board, shakes, shingles, grape stakes, posts and novelties

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