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PufPuf23

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14. Both Giant Sequoia and Coast Redwoods are redwoods
Mon Mar 18, 2024, 04:26 PM
Mar 2024

and the third species of tree called redwood is the Dawn Redwood, fossil tree found in China in 1944, a third redwood genus.

Some fossilized trees in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park are related the modern redwoods.

Preserved bark is rare, but known bark fossils show that it is thin and "rippled", with low ridges and longitudinal furrows similar to some modern pines. The roots, when preserved, are significantly different from modern conifers: There is a massive central taproot, up to 5 meters (16.4 feet) long, ringed by four to six thick lateral roots. Modern conifers, on the other hand, typically bear a circular cluster of relatively small, narrow roots. No known conifer foliage is directly associated with the trunks, but common conifer leaves such as Pagiophyllum, Brachyphyllum, and Podozamites are also known from the Chinle Formation.[4] In life, Araucarioxylon arizonicum may have looked similar to a medium-sized Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia).[

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araucarioxylon_arizonicum

So they live on fog there, like CA? 4dog Mar 2024 #1
The range of coast redwood follows the Summer fog line off the Pacific while PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #3
Have edited the OP. ty speak easy Mar 2024 #8
Neat story but misleading title. PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #2
Thanks, informative. 4dog Mar 2024 #4
There is a 3rd redwood species, the living fossil, Dawn Redwood. PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #5
I saw a meta in New Jersey. Nice foliage. 4dog Mar 2024 #6
Sorry misread your post. PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #7
Umm, whoever wrote this article needs to understand that Redwoods & Sequoias are "TWO DIFFERENT TREES" The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 2024 #9
Umm ... no. This is a study of Sequoiadendron giganteum in the UK speak easy Mar 2024 #10
UMM YES, they are TWO DIFFERENT trees! The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 2024 #11
Are you saying that giant sequoias are not 'redwoods' speak easy Mar 2024 #12
Both Giant Sequoia and Coast Redwoods are redwoods PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #14
There are alot of things that are popularly understood BUT are completely wrong.... The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 2024 #18
The point is there are 500,000 redwoods in the the UK speak easy Mar 2024 #19
SE already changed the OP title from California Redwoods to Giant Sequoias. PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #13
This OP was always titled "Giant Sequoias" speak easy Mar 2024 #15
Excuse me. Confused with the article in California Forum PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #16
Not a problem. I was a bit perplexed because being a native California girl, I instantly knew that this The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 2024 #17
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