BETA
Chapter 1
Rise of the ancient redwood family
Chapter 2
The physics of drinking from the sky
Chapter 3
Shields of armor and underground networks
Chapter 4
The secret world of the canopy
YOUR GOAL
Master of How redwoods became giants
Ch 1 · Rise of the ancient redwood family
misslily Ancient Redwood Giants
Ancient giants, reaching high, Through fire, fog, they touch the sky, Living on, eternally!
misslily The dawn redwood was thought to be extinct until scientists found it in China in 1941.
misslily Today, only three distinct redwood species survive in isolated pockets of the world.
Fun Fact
Redwood age: Some individual giant sequoias can live for over 3,000 years, making them older than the Roman Empire.
Glossary
redwood (noun)
A tall coniferous tree of California that is valued for its durable reddish wood. Fossil records show that ancestors of these giants coexisted with dinosaurs during the Jurassic period.
A tall coniferous tree of California that is valued for its durable reddish wood. Fossil records show that ancestors of these giants coexisted with dinosaurs during the Jurassic period.
Quiz
In which country was the dawn redwood fossil record first matched to a living tree?
Quiz
Which redwood species was rediscovered alive in China in 1941 after being thought extinct?