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Redwood National Park
Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. Sequoia sempervirons grow along the northern California coast.
Redwoods and Sequoias Compared
| REDWOODS Sequoia sempervirons Height: to 367.8 ft. Age: to 2,000 years Weight: to 1.6 million lbs. Bark: to 12 in. thick Branches: to 5 ft. diameter Bases: to 22 ft. diameter Reproduce: by seed or sprout Seed size: like tomato seeds Cone size: like a large olive Grow on northern California coast |
| SEQUOIAS Sequoiadendron giganteum Height: to 311 ft. Age: to 3,200 years Weight: to 2.7 million lbs. Bark: to 31 in. thick Branches: to 8 ft. diameter Bases: to 40 ft. diameter Reproduce: by seed only Seed size: like oat flakes Cone size: like chicken eggs Grow in Sierra |
A third type of redwood, the Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) is native to China. |
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