Redwood trees are long lives and continue to increase in size for centuries. The oldest verified redwood tree is at least 2,200 years old but many redwood trees may be much older.
A giant redwood tree may grow as tall as a 30 storey building and live 3,000 years.
Redwood trees are the tallest living tree. The bark is reddish brown. The tallest known living redwood tree is 112.0 tall. The tallest historical reported redwood was Eureka Tree, which was cut in 1914 and measured 115.8 m tall.
Redwood tree live long because of built in protection against hazards. For instance, coast redwoods have thick bark. The bark is rich in tannic acid. The acid help keep insects away. The acid keeps fungus way also.
Redwood trees are one of the few species that absorb most of the required moisture through its needle rather than its roots.
Such phenomenon can only happen where the humidity is extremely high.
Redwoods also have an unusually storing network of roots, The roots spread out in the soil around each tree and then wrap around the roots of neighboring trees. This network prvides an anchor beneath the ground.
Redwood Trees
