redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
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Needles: About
1" long; flat and pointed;
commonly green on top with white bands below (needles grown in the
sun may also have white bloom
on their upper
side); occur in a flat plane.
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Fruit: Small,
woody cones about 1" long;
thick, wrinkled scales. Scales move easily when pinched between the
fingers.
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Twigs: Green
at first, but turn brown after several years. No leaf scars present
(leaves tear away from twig). When they die, twigs and leaves are
shed as a single unit.
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Distribution: Found in a narrow belt
in the coastal region of southwestern Oregon and northern California.
For more information about this
species see "Trees
to Know in Oregon".
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