Over the years, I’ve met a few people who don’t care for other humans much, but I’m one who enjoys new conversations and people. Over the years, the coast redwood parks have brought many new friends from other states and countries. Sometimes it started with email or phone, sometimes meeting on a trail. And even from the local […]
Over the years, I’ve read numerous descriptions comparing trunks, claiming coast redwoods taper and giant sequoias don’t. Did those people just drive by without looking, and went on their merry way? The truth is that coast redwood and giant sequoia both have trunks that taper; and both have trunks that don’t (or barely) taper. I’ll give an […]
The stump below is one of the widest known historically. People and news claimed it was up to 400 ft. tall, 4000 yrs., and maybe the largest coast redwood ever. For years, I assumed the size volume claim was true. But this summer, I reread a 2016 article about an artist planning to make growth […]
My answer … no. Aside from rare extremes (which I will explain), the answer is basically “no”. There is no part of the year where a great experience isn’t available. For photography, I tell people that late autumn to June is the best in the coast redwoods, but for this post let’s stick with basic hiking, […]
Early 2018, I was photographing redwoods along Mattole Rd., and a commonly repeated quote came to mind: “If’ you’ve seen one redwood, you’ve seen them all“. I understand each redwood is different, and probably better than 999 out of each 1000 people. But this patch of forest made me realize where a few people may […]
By Mario D. Vaden ISA Certified Arborist PNW-5584A This page is presented as a Certified Arborist Report incorporated into a written article. Coast redwood species may be the new “giant Sequoia” of this millennium. And to simply facts, that’s its genus name – Sequoia sempervirens In recent years Sequoiadendron sort of got nudged by coast […]
In the USA, champion trees are the largest for a species. The word “champion” denotes largest is based on a point tally, not total wood volume. Its a triathlon where points are awarded for height, circumference and crown spread. In the USA, American Forests manages the national registry and has the most recognized champion list. But when […]
The photo below is from January 2017. A rare winter dusting of snow and hail arrived around New Year’s Day and lingered for several days, sprinkling the redwood coast of Del Norte and Humboldt in northern California. An hour east, Cave Junction got upward of 20 inches snow, but the redwoods got just enough to enhance the […]
What is the truth about fog and coast redwoods? What is the role of fog in those forests, and is everything we read and hear about it true? How about if we start with the myth that coast redwoods need fog to survive. Coast redwood’s natural range is near the coast, but they are planted […]
For those not familiar with coast redwood measuring, there are mainly two methods employed. One involves a climber going to the top and dropping a tape to the ground. The second method is using a laser rangefinder from the ground. Sometimes a climber can’t drop the tape all the way and may also use a laser […]
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