Sequoia

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Redwood burl (Sequoia sempervirans)

Description

A common name for a group of large trees of the family Taxodiaceae. Three species are:

  • Giant sequoia - Sequoiadendron giganteum, native to California
  • Coast redwood -Sequoia sempervirens, native to California
  • Dawn redwood - Metasequoia glyptostroboides, native to southwestern China

See also Redwood.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Taxodiaceae; redwood; giant sequoia; séquoia (Fr.); sequóia (Port.)

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 657
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

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