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Redwoods: Specialized Leaves For Water Collection

Many of us first learn about the Redwoods from Woody Guthrie’s iconic “This land is your land” folk song. Sharon Jones and the Daptones have an excellent jazz / blues version, as an aside. Though I have seen them many times, they are no less awe inspiring the next time I see them. They are…

Many of us first learn about the Redwoods from Woody Guthrie’s iconic “This land is your land” folk song.

Sharon Jones and the Daptones have an excellent jazz / blues version, as an aside.

Though I have seen them many times, they are no less awe inspiring the next time I see them.

They are native only to a thin area along the Central California Coast and Southern Oregon.

One of the amazing adaptions to allow them to grow in this area are the different leaves they use to collect water from the air and the leaves they use for photosynthesis.

A popular press article and scientific journal article are below, as well as some National Park Service links to learn more about these amazing trees.

Redwoods Siphon Water From the Top and Bottom – Los Angeles Times

Shoot dimorphism enables Sequoia sempervirens to separate requirements for foliar water uptake and photosynthesis. American Journal of Botany

More about the Redwood Trees

About the Trees – Redwood National and State Parks (U.S. National Park Service)

Redwoods Rising main – Redwood National and State Parks (U.S. National Park Service)