The California, Coast, or Coastal Redwood is found through the damp and foggy valley of Big Sur, California, northward to a few miles above the Oregon border. SCU Home Page Back to Map Botanical Description Can reach diameters of 14 ft. with a trunk circumference of 40 ft. and can reach 380 ft. Evergreen, monoecious tree. The Coastal Redwood, California's state tree, is named after the Cherokee Indian Sequoyah.
Redwood lumber is the most commercially valuable softwood.
It is decay and insect resistant, has great longevity, durability, and is also prized for its beauty. Old growth Coastal Redwoods are part of out national forest treasure and most are protected in state and national parks. Coastal Redwoods are the tallest trees on Earth.