Redwood

Redwood is a cypress conifer of the family Cupressaceae. Redwood trees are amongst the tallest and oldest living trees in the world.

The following redwoods are conifers:

Sequoia sempervirens - coast redwood
Common names for this tree include Coast Redwood, Giant Redwood and California Redwood. They are the tallest trees in the world, reaching up to 115 metres (379 ft). Redwood trees have a lifespan of 2,500 to 3,500 years.

Sequoiadendron giganteum - giant sequoia
Common names for this tree include giant sequoia, Sierra redwood, Sierran redwood, or Wellingtonia

Metasequoia glyptostroboides - dawn redwood
Once though extinct, the dawn redwood was rediscovered in 1944. The dawn redwood is native to the Sichuan-Hubei region of China and is considered