Redwood

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Redwood is a name used for several species of trees with red or reddish coloured wood; see each species for individual details. It is also used as a place name on its own or in combination, sometimes for places associated with redwood trees but not always.

Contents 1 Trees 2 Place names 2.1 Parks 2.2 Towns and districts

[edit] Trees

• Family Cupressaceae (conifers)
  • Sequoia sempervirens - Coast Redwood
  • Sequoiadendron giganteum - Giant Sequoia or Sierra Redwood
  • Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood
  • Cryptomeria japonica - Sugi

• Family Pinaceae (conifers)
  • The wood of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) is sometimes called 'redwood' in the timber trade.

• Family Fabaceae (broadleaf)
  • Caesalpinia sappan - East Indian Redwood, or Sapanwood tree (first called "brezel wood" in Europe)
  • Caesalpinia echinata - South American Redwood, or Brazilwood tree

• Family Sterculiaceae (broadleaf)
  • Trochetiopsis erythroxylon - St Helena Redwood

[edit] Place names

[edit] Parks

• Redwood National and State Parks, National Park in California
• Muir Woods National Monument -- old-growth redwood park in California, sometimes meant when referring to "the redwoods" in California

[edit] Towns and districts

• Redwood, New York
• Redwood, New Zealand
• Redwood, Oregon
• Redwood, Ottawa
• Redwood, Texas
• Redwood City, California
• Redwood County, Minnesota
• Redwood Falls Township, Minnesota
• Redwood Falls, Minnesota
• Redwood Shores, California