Sequoia tree Sequoia is a genus in the cypress family Cupressaceae, containing the single living species Sequoia sempervirens. Common names include Coast Redwood and California Redwood.

The coast redwood genome The coast redwood is the world's tallest tree, and its genome is among the most complex sequenced.

Thousands of giant sequoia were torched in a pair of lightning-sparked wildfires that ripped across California’s Sierra Nevada this year, ultimately contributing to a devastating death toll a… ...

Yes, you can grow redwood and sequoia trees in Southern California. Rick Akers, who lives in Long Beach, has mature specimens that prove the point. “I planted both from seedlings I procured at ...

Yes, you can grow redwood and sequoia trees in Southern California. Rick Akers, who lives in Long Beach, has mature specimens that prove the point.

Nearly all of the remaining groves are preserved on public land within Yosemite National Park, Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, Calaveras Big Trees State Park, and Sequoia National Forest.

Visalia's Sequoia Legacy Tree, planted in 1936 as a tribute to Sequoia National Park, is being removed due to its declining health.