Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Login         


        Description
  • Coast Redwoods are huge, growing over 200 feet tall, with trunks over 20 feet in diameter.
  • They thrive in foggy valleys with lots of moisture, where they form dense stands of straight-trunked trees.
  • Redwoods are native to the coastal fog belt from Monterey to southern Oregon.
  • AKA Redwood
  • Cypress Family (Cupressaceae)



Interlocking roots create a strong foundation for these huge, columnar giants – the tallest living things on earth.



Needles form a flat surface, about 1" across. They taper to a point at the end of each year's growth.


Look for distinctive tan needles on the ground. Thick bark and vigorous sprouting help redwoods survive dozens of fires over their lives.

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Coast Redwoods are the tallest trees in the world and typically live hundreds of years. The tallest recorded Redwood is 379 feet tall. They create ...
Coast Redwoods do best in cool, rainy, foggy valleys in the foothills near the Northern California coast. They can receive up to 30% of their water ...
Evergreen needles stay on the tree for more than one season. The darker needles in this picture are last year's growth. Eventually, older needles turn ...
A second kind of needle has an awl-like shape, shorter and thicker. They form a tight cylinder around the branch. These needles develop on fast-gr ...
Coast redwood bark is soft and fibrous, and it resists both insects and fire. New bark forms on the inside, gradually pushing the older bark outward. ...
At the base of a coast redwood, burls form as woody swellings packed with thousands of dormant buds. If the main trunk is injured, stressed, or dy ...