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SEQUOIAS 



Leaves attached by means of broad bases which run 

 down the twigs. 



REDWOOD 



Sequoia sempervirens 



LEAVES 



In 2 ranks; both needle-like and scale- 

 like leaves |"-|" long. 



CONES 

 t"-l" long, scales broadened on end. 



RANGE 



Southern Oregon to Central California, 

 rarely outside of fog belt. 



Fossil remains of sequoia are found all over North 

 America, Europe and Asia, but at present there are only 

 two species now remaining of the former sixteen. They 

 are the redwood and the big tree (Sequoia Washing- 

 toniana), both found in the United States and largely 

 in California. 



