coast redwood

noun

Updated on: 12 May 2018

Definition of coast redwood

: redwood 3a

Recent Examples of coast redwood from the Web

The report found that half of the remaining coast redwood trees are very young, with an average trunk diameter of just 8 inches.

— peter fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, "A plea to save California’s treasured coast redwoods, giant sequoias," 18 Apr. 2018
Here are five Santa Cruz County spots to experience coast redwoods at their best.

— peter fish, San Francisco Chronicle, "The 5 best spots around Santa Cruz to see redwoods," 12 Apr. 2018
For the first time, scientists are mapping the coast redwood’s genome, a genetic code 12 times larger than that of a human being.

— dino grandoni, Washington Post, "The Energy 202: Pruitt isn't the first to argue global warming may not be 'a bad thing'," 8 Feb. 2018
The coast redwoods, ancient and threatened, mix with towering Douglas firs and opportunistic tanoaks throughout this restoration project on a mountaintop just miles from the sea.

— scott wilson, Washington Post, "As threats to California’s giant redwoods grow, the key to their salvation might be in their complex genetic code.," 7 Feb. 2018
The range of plant life along the creek is phenomenal: Towering ponderosa pines, with bark resembling rose-pink snakeskin, compete in height with coast redwoods, mixed in with California black oaks, cedars, madronas and more.

— brian j. cantwell, Detroit Free Press, "Pilgrimage to Oregon: Take in a show, bike a mountain, tour a vineyard," 16 Sep. 2017
The range of plant life along the creek is phenomenal: Towering ponderosa pines, with bark resembling rose-pink snakeskin, compete in height with coast redwoods, mixed in with California black oaks, cedars, madronas and more.

— brian j. cantwell, Detroit Free Press, "Pilgrimage to Oregon: Take in a show, bike a mountain, tour a vineyard," 16 Sep. 2017
The range of plant life along the creek is phenomenal: Towering ponderosa pines, with bark resembling rose-pink snakeskin, compete in height with coast redwoods, mixed in with California black oaks, cedars, madronas and more.

— brian j. cantwell, Detroit Free Press, "Pilgrimage to Oregon: Take in a show, bike a mountain, tour a vineyard," 16 Sep. 2017
The range of plant life along the creek is phenomenal: Towering ponderosa pines, with bark resembling rose-pink snakeskin, compete in height with coast redwoods, mixed in with California black oaks, cedars, madronas and more.

— brian j. cantwell, The Seattle Times, "Ashland, Ore., in autumn: Take in a show, bike a mountain, tour a vineyard," 30 Aug. 2017

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