The redwoods.
by Chris, 17 January, 2014, 4 comments
Every now and then, whilst strolling through a woodland one comes across a truly massive coniferous tree - with a thick fibrous bark. Such trees are usually redwoods - often planted many years ago as an 'exotic'. Victorian land owners were quite 'fond' of planting unusual species. There are three species of coniferous trees known as the redwoods –
the coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens ),
the giant redwood (sometimes known as Wellingtonia) (Sequoiadendron giganteum), and
the dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) .
The first two are natives of the western Sierra Nevada of California Read more...
