Coast Redwood

Coast Redwood

Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens grows on the west coast of the United States from Monterey to Oregon. It is one of the tallest trees in the world reaching up to 100 metres and its strong reddish-brown wood is an important source of lumber. Sequoia is a very ancient genus with fossil evidence suggesting that it flourished 150 million years ago. This great tree was named for the Cherokee chief Sequoya who designed an alphabet of eighty-five characters for his tribal language. [CH] {FW}