What a beautiful forest! It is actually a rainforest. These coastal redwoods grow in a thin 500 mile strip of the Pacific Coast highway. They require from 300 to 500 gallons of water a day. In the non-rainy season, the trees rely on the fog and their roots to maintain this need.
They grow as tall as 380 feet, and the bark can be as thick as 12 inches at the base. This acts as a protectant from fire, disease, and bugs. The trees drop dormant seeds around itself in what is called the 'family circle'. When the tree dies out for any reason, it is surrounded by the growing trees from these dormant seeds.
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