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Sequoia sempervirens (/ s ə ˈ k w ɔɪ. ə ˌ s ɛ m p ər ˈ v aɪ r ən z /) is the sole living species of the genus Sequoia in the cypress family Cupressaceae (formerly treated in Taxodiaceae). Common names include coast redwood , coastal redwood and California redwood .
Jun 6, 2024 · coast redwood, (Sequoia sempervirens), coniferous evergreen timber tree of the cypress family (Cupressaceae), the tallest of all living trees.They are endemic to the fog belt of the coastal range from southwestern Oregon to central California, U.S., at elevations up to 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) above sea level.The coast redwood is so named to distinguish it from the giant sequoia, or Sierra redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum), the largest trees by bulk, and the Japanese redwood, or Japanese ...
Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl.. Redwood. Taxodiaceae -- Redwood family. David F. Olson, Jr., Douglass F. Roy, and Gerald A. Walters. Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), also called coast redwood and California redwood, is native to the central and northern California coast, a region of moderate to heavy winter rain and summer fog so vital to this tree.It is one of three important North American trees of the family Taxodiaceae.
Sequoia, genus of conifers of the bald cypress family (Taxodiaceae), comprising one species, Sequoia sempervirens ().The big tree, or giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), historically was included in this genus.The redwood is native in the fog belt of the Coast Ranges from southern Monterey county, Calif., to southern Oregon, U.S., and the big tree occurs in scattered groves on the westerly slopes of the Sierra Nevada from Placer to Tulare counties in California.Fossil remains of ...
Sequoia sempervirens is one of the natural wonders of the world, attaining staggering and record-breaking sizes in native forests on the Pacific seaboard of the United States. Like its eponym Sequoiadendron giganteum, Coast Redwood has long attracted the attentions of scholars and researchers, and extraordinary discoveries about this tree and its habitat continue to feature regularly in the scientific and popular press.. Indeed, such is the wealth of research on the biology, ecology and ...
Nov 5, 2023 · Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens and Sequoiadendron giganteum) are the state tree of California (Watson 1993). The first detailed description of a sequoia was written by Father Juan Crespi, a friar of the Portola expedition in 1769. Father Pedro Font took the first measurements (girth and height) of a coast redwood in 1776. This tree still stands and gave its name to the city of Palo Alto. In 1791, Thaddeus Haenke, a Czech botanist of the Malespina expedition made the first botanical ...
Sequoia sempervirens is the Earth's tallest tree. Home » About Redwoods » Coast Redwoods. Coast Redwoods Facts. Coast Redwoods Facts; FACT WHERE COMPARE; Tallest Tree: 380 feet: Redwood National and State Parks: As tall as a 37-story building: Widest Tree: 29.2 feet: Redwood National and State Parks: The length of 2 Volkswagen Beetles: Remaining old-growth forest: 110,000 acres (5% of original)
[Wikipedia] Description, Historical Range: Sequoia sempervirens[3] is the sole living species of the genus Sequoia in the cypress family Cupressaceae (formerly treated in Taxodiaceae). Common names include coast redwood, coastal redwood,[4] and California redwood.[5] It is an evergreen, long-lived, monoecious tree living 1,200 to 2,200 years or more.[6]
Jun 3, 2021 · Coast redwood forest canopy with inset of close up redwood leaves. NPS, inset courtesy C. Schelz. General Description. In Latin, semper means always, and virens means green, or flourishing.Two-thousand years ago, some of the oldest living coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) were seedlings.This incredible longevity is matched only by the redwood’s equally astounding height.
Sequoia sempervirens. 1 . Emily E. Burns. 2 “Scattered as the leaves of the forest are the printed references to the Redwoods of California.” – Joseph Grant, Save the Redwoods League, 1935 Humans have no doubt observed the coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl., in wonder for thousands of years. It is no small task to seek understanding of a species whose sheer size cannot
