The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties / First Edition

by Charles H. Snow

PLATE 35. REDWOOD (Sequoia).

Giant Redwood Tree (S. washingtoniana). (Courtesy Doubleday, Page & Co.)	Redwood Foliage (Sequoia sempervirens).
	"Curly" Redwood Wood (dissection).

Redwood trees may be known by their size, locality, and fine, dull, evergreen foliage. The name Sequoia is that of an Indian chief. [p182]

FOOTNOTE

References: "The Big Trees of California," U. S. Forestry Division Bulletin No. 28. Also Mr. Jas. Horsburgh, Jr., Southern Pacific Railway.

Redwood. Sequoia sempervirens Endl.

Nomenclature. (Sudworth.)

Redwood (local and common name).

Sequoia, California Redwood, Coast Redwood (local).