Redwoods almost native, are migrating to the North … mainly with human assistance. The Giant Sequoia shown flourishing in the Gardens (non-native), also called Sierra Redwood, and is found on dry mountain sides. Often confused with the Coast Redwood (also non-native, also growing in the Gardens). The latter is the tallest of the World’s conifers, the former the largest in biomass. Both grow by Kiosk 10, along with a 3rd, the Dawn Redwood, also called Early Redwood. Stand
to the right of Kiosk 10 and look across the swamp/pond at our specimen, grown from a seed, the likes of which are now propagated at many nurseries throughout the World. In 1947 a Chinese researcher distributed several pounds of seeds collected from a remote valley in China, from a few (1,000) lingering trees, discovered during WW II without much fanfare. Today, there are forests of these trees in China, the United Kingdom, and North Carolina. The Portland, Oregon Hoyt Arboretum’s 1948 tree produced the 1st cones in North America in 8 million years (Dawn Redwoods are found in fossilized rocks throughout the World). Planted here and there throughout the Northwest, these 3 trees may re-establish themselves via human assisted migration.
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The largest conifer in the World in terms of biomass is the:
Giant Sequoia
Western Redwood
Dawn Redwood
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