General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Plant Height: 60 to 380 feet
Plant Spread: 35 to 45 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Cream
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Shade Tree
Useful for timber production
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Monoecious
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Endangered
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Common names
  • Redwood
  • Coastal Redwood
  • Coast Redwood
  • California Redwood

Photo Gallery
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-10-19
Planted this tree from a seedling… now approx. 60 ‘ tall .
Location: CA
Date: 5/5/2020
Location: Northern California 
Date: 2023-07-16
Richardson Grove State Park, California
Location: CA
Date: 5/5/2020
#tree
Location: CA
Date: 5/5/2020
#tree
Location: Redwood National Park, California
Date: 2011-05-22
Location: CA
Date: 5/5/2020
Beautiful line of redwood trees that follows behind as well. #tre
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2020-10-07
Looky at what popped up in one of my pots this summer.  A volunte
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2017-06-03
Redwood burl form with many buds waiting to begin growth if paren
Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2023-01-21
Location: Limekiln State Park, California
Date: 2007-12-27
Location: Redwood National Park, California
Date: 2011-05-22
Location: California State Capitol Park, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-01-13
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/moon_tree.html
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2017-08-29
New growth off burl.
Location: Near San Francisco
Date: 2014-07-09
My Daily walk through Heaven
Location: Złotów, Poland
Date: 2020-05-03
homegrown redwood seed after 4 years (Poland)
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2013-02-09
Looking at a 'youngster', roughly 100 years old

credit: Epukas
Location: Near San Francisco, California
Date: 2014-02-09
Morning Fog in a Redwood Forest
Location: Elizabeth and ancient redwoods in Humboldt State Park
Date: 2009-05-21
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Towering redwoods in Humboldt State Park
Date: 2008-11-01
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Redwood National Park.
Date: August
credit: Scott Catron
Location: Malibu Creek State Park, California
Date: 2013-02-09
Location: Malibu Creek State Park, California
Date: 2013-02-09
Photo by SongofJoy
Photo by SongofJoy
Photo by SongofJoy
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Comments:
  • Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Apr 17, 2013 6:26 PM concerning plant:
    This is one of two state trees observed by California.

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