types of redwood trees
There are 3 types of redwoods, but only one type is native to Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum), and Dawn Redwoods (Metasequoia glyptostrobides) are the three types. Coast Redwoods grow in the cool climate that makes up Humboldt Redwoods State Park and the surrounding area. The species name sempervirens comes from the Latin words for ever and green. These trees grow in moist coastal environments as far south as Big Sur and as far north as a short distance across the Oregon border.