Pictures of California's Coastal Redwood Forest
Coast
Redwoods, (Sequoia sempervirens), the
world's tallest tree, can reach in excess of 300 feet tall.
Coast
Redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens, tower
over Elderberry, and Western Sword
Fern, Polystichum munitum thrive
in this small
clearing.
Leaf litter keeps the soil under these huge redwood trees healthy with microorganisms and nutrients. People tromping around on the
wet soil under these trees can cause very damaging soil compaction.
Fallen Coast Redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens,allow sunlight to penetrate to the dark moist forest floor. They also provide an excellent home for wildlife from fungi to insects and even the occasional mammal.
This fallen Coast
Redwood tree, Sequoia sempervirens, has
become a home for young Western Sword
Fern, (Polystichum munitum)
Huckleberry, Vaccinium
ovatum is the scraggly Spanish
moss laced shrub behind the log.
