Redwood
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Trees

Conifers
  • Family Cupressaceae (cypresses)
      • Sequoia sempervirens - coast redwood
        • Albino redwood
          Albino redwood
          The Albino redwood is a redwood tree which is unable to produce chlorophyll, so has white instead of green needles. In order to survive it must remain attached to the roots of its parent tree from which it obtains nutrition as a parasite. Only about twenty-five examples of the albino redwood are...

      • Sequoiadendron giganteum - giant sequoia
      • Metasequoia glyptostroboides
        Metasequoia glyptostroboides
        Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the dawn redwood, is a fast-growing, critically endangered deciduous conifer tree, sole living species of the genus Metasequoia, and one of three species of conifers known as redwoods. It is native to the Sichuan-Hubei region of China...

        - dawn redwood

  • Family Pinaceae (pines)
    • The wood of Scots Pine
      Scots Pine
      Pinus sylvestris, commonly known as the Scots Pine, is a species of pine native to Europe and Asia, ranging from Scotland, Ireland and Portugal in the west, east to eastern Siberia, south to the Caucasus Mountains, and as far north as well inside the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia...

       (Pinus sylvestris), sometimes called 'redwood' in the timber trade


Broadleaf
  • Family Fabaceae (legume family)
    • Caesalpinia sappan - East Indian Redwood, or Sapanwood tree (first called "brezel wood" in Europe)
    • Caesalpinia echinata - South American Redwood, or Brazilwood
      Brazilwood
      Caesalpinia echinata is a species of Brazilian timber tree in the pea family, Fabaceae. Common names include Brazilwood, Pau-Brasil, Pau de Pernambuco and Ibirapitanga . This plant has a dense, orange-red heartwood that takes a high shine, and it is the premier wood used for making bows for...

       tree

  • Family Sterculiaceae
    • Trochetiopsis erythroxylon
      Trochetiopsis erythroxylon
      Although the Saint Helena Redwood is now extinct in the wild, it was formerly abundant enough in the upland parts of the island of Saint Helena for early settlers in the 17th century to use the timber to make their homes....

      - St Helena Redwood

Parks

  • Humboldt Redwoods State Park
    Humboldt Redwoods State Park
    Humboldt Redwoods State Park is located south of Eureka, California in southern Humboldt County, within northern California. Established by the Save-the-Redwoods League in 1921 with the dedication of the Raynal Bolling Memorial Grove, it has grown to become the third largest park in the California...

  • Redwood National and State Parks
    Redwood National and State Parks
    The Redwood National and State Parks are located in the United States, along the coast of northern California. Comprising Redwood National Park and California's Del Norte Coast, Jedediah Smith, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Parks , the combined RNSP contain...

    : National and State Parks complex in Northern California.
    • Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
      Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
      Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is a state park, located in Humboldt County, California, near the town of Orick and 50 miles north of Eureka...

      , California
    • Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
      Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
      Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park is a state park located in California. The park, established in 1927, is with approximately 50% old-growth coast redwood and of wild coastline. The park is a World Heritage Site & Biosphere Preserve....

      , California
    • Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
      Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
      Jedediah Smith Redwoods Park, established in 1929, was named after the noted fur trapper Jedediah Smith, who visited its location during an 1826 expedition. It is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California, nine miles east of Crescent City, on U.S. Route 199...

      , California
  • Muir Woods National Monument
    Muir Woods National Monument
    Muir Woods National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service on the Pacific coast of southwestern Marin County, California, north of San Francisco and part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area...

    , California
  • Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
    Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
    Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is a state park, located in Humboldt County, California, near the town of Orick and 50 miles north of Eureka...

    , California
  • Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
    Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
    Jedediah Smith Redwoods Park, established in 1929, was named after the noted fur trapper Jedediah Smith, who visited its location during an 1826 expedition. It is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California, nine miles east of Crescent City, on U.S. Route 199...

     California
  • Giant Sequoia National Monument
    Giant Sequoia National Monument
    The Giant Sequoia National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the southern Sierra Nevada in eastern central California. It is administered by the United States Forest Service as part of the Sequoia National Forest and includes 38 of the 39 Giant Sequoia groves that are located in the...

    , California
  • Giant Forest
    Giant Forest
    The Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within Sequoia National Park. This montane forest, situated at over above mean sea level in the western Sierra Nevada of California, covers an area of...

    , California
  • List of giant sequoia groves, California

California

  • Redwood Empire: the region of Northern California
    Northern California
    Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area , and Sacramento as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers...

    , along the North Coast in the Coast Redwoods habitat
    Habitat
    * Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...

    , from San Francisco to the Oregon border - Redwood Empire link.
  • Redwood Valley AVA
    Redwood Valley AVA
    The Redwood Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Mendocino County, California. The earliest vineyards were planted in the valley by Italian immigrants in the 19th century. The valley sits at an elevation that is higher than the surrounding area. It is cooler in climate and...

    , California wine region in Mendocino County
  • Redwood Highway (disambiguation)
  • Redwood National and State Parks
    Redwood National and State Parks
    The Redwood National and State Parks are located in the United States, along the coast of northern California. Comprising Redwood National Park and California's Del Norte Coast, Jedediah Smith, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Parks , the combined RNSP contain...

  • Redwood, California
  • Redwood City, California
    Redwood City, California
    Redwood City is a California charter city located on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California, approximately 27 miles south of San Francisco, and 24 miles north of San Jose. Redwood City's history spans from its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people, to its tradition as a port for...

    • Redwood City Sequoia Station
      Redwood City Sequoia Station
      Redwood City Sequoia Station is a Caltrain train station at milepost 25.4 in Redwood City, California. It is the weekday timed transfer station for limited-stop trains.-Recent Attack:...

  • Redwood Shores, California
    Redwood Shores, California
    Redwood Shores is an affluent waterfront neighborhood located in San Mateo County on the San Francisco Peninsula in California. It is located on the eastern edge of Belmont, but is actually part of incorporated Redwood City....

  • Redwood train: Northwestern Pacific Railroad through the redwood groves, California.
  • College of the Redwoods
    College of the Redwoods
    College of the Redwoods is a public two-year community college whose main campus, comprising , is located on the southernmost edge of Eureka in Humboldt County, California. This sprawling site is spacious and distinctive in its modernistic use of massive, exposed wooden support beams in each...

  • The Redwoods
    The Redwoods
    The Redwoods is a 1967 short documentary film produced by Trevor Greenwood and Mark Jonathan Harris. It was produced for the Sierra Club as part of their campaign for a national park to protect the redwood forest. It won an Academy Award in 1968 for Documentary Short Subject....

    , a 1967 short documentary film about the redwoods, California.

Other states

  • Redwood (Lebanon, Connecticut), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in New London County, Connecticut
  • Redwood (Bar Harbor, Maine), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hancock County, Maine
    National Register of Historic Places listings in Hancock County, Maine
    This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hancock County, Maine.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hancock County, Maine, United States...

  • Redwood County, Minnesota
    Redwood County, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 16,815 people, 6,674 households, and 4,524 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile . There were 7,230 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

  • Redwood Falls Township, Minnesota
    Redwood Falls Township, Minnesota
    Redwood Falls Township is one of the twenty-six townships of Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 256 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

  • Redwood Falls, Minnesota
    Redwood Falls, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 5,459 people, 2,266 households, and 1,389 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,167.1 people per square mile . There were 2,377 housing units at an average density of 508.2 per square mile...

  • Redwood, New York
    Redwood, New York
    Redwood is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the area population was 584.Redwood is in the eastern part of the Town of Alexandria The community is near the southeast town line.-Geography:...

  • Redwood, Oregon
    Redwood, Oregon
    Redwood is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. The population was 5,844 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

  • Redwood, Texas
    Redwood, Texas
    Redwood is a census-designated place in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,586 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Redwood is located at ....


Other

  • "Redwood Tree" (song), a song by Van Morrison
  • Redwood High School (disambiguation)
    Redwood High School (disambiguation)
    Redwood High School may refer to:* Redwood High School , in Marin County, California, part of the Tamalpais Union High School District* Redwood High School , in Tulare County, California, part of the Visalia Unified School District...

  • Redwood Library and Athenaeum
    Redwood Library and Athenaeum
    The Redwood Library and Athenaeum is a private subscription library at 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. Founded in 1747, it is the oldest community library still occupying its original building in the United States.-History:...

  • Redwood Technologies
    Redwood Technologies
    Redwood Technologies Ltd is a hardware and software development company headquartered in Bracknell, United Kingdom, with offices in Berlin, Germany and Campbell, California...

  • Redwood Games
    Redwood Games
    Redwood Games was created about 1990 by Karen Crowther . Named after the Redwood Trees of Mendocino California, the company is now located on Maui. Games developed at Redwood Games include Math Rescue, Word Rescue, Talking ABC's, Pickle Wars and Rescue the Scientist. Math and Word Rescue were...

  • Redwood Software
    Redwood Software
    Redwood Software, Inc. is a multinational corporation that specializes in enterprise and business process automation solutions, job scheduling software, report management software, and report distribution software...

  • Redwood, the callsign for Virgin America
    Virgin America
    Virgin America, Inc. is a United States-based low-cost airline that began service on August 8, 2007. The airline's stated aim is to provide low-fare, high-quality service for "long-haul point-to-point service between major metropolitan cities on the Eastern and West Coast seaboards." San Francisco...

  • Redwood (band)
    Redwood (band)
    Redwood are an alternative rock band formed in Birmingham, and based in Guildford, Surrey, England, who were active for the majority of the 1990s before finally splitting up in 2000 after their record label Almo Sounds became defunct...

  • Redwood (album)
    Redwood (album)
    Redwood is an album by Lúnasa that was released in 2003 on Green Linnet Records. It was their fourth major release, and their last album on Green Linnet Records.-Track listing:# Cregg's Pipes...

    , an album by Lúnasa
  • Redwood Forest, nickname for the Kansas City Chiefs that won Super Bowl IV.
  • A codename used by ATI for some graphics cards in the Evergreen GPU family
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