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The_REAL_Ecumenist

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18. There are alot of things that are popularly understood BUT are completely wrong....

Reply to speak easy (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 19, 2024, 12:19 AM

Mar 2024

Even though they belong to the same clade & are RELATED, they're more like Ovids, (sheep) & Bovines, (cows) in that they're both ruminants BUT cannot interbreed. BTW, they're NOT both redwoods, they are what they are and as in the earlier example, they do belong to the same Family, the CYPRESS family BUT like in the earlier example, they are NOT compatible, CANNOT interbreed because they belong to different genera. So NO, they are NOT the same tree. FACT & end of story.

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Giant sequoias: There are less than 80,000 of these redwoods left in California, [View all] speak easy Mar 2024 OP

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