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 that
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.
For
more information on this California plant community, see the
California Coast Redwood Forest page.
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