How old are the california redwoods?

Bristlecone pines, found in many parts of the western United States, are the oldest. Some may be as old as 5,000 years. What is the average age of the redwood trees? 96 percent of the original old-growth coast redwoods have been logged. read more

The average redwood tree lives to be between 500 and 800 years old. However, there are some old-growth trees that have lived even longer. The oldest living redwood trees are between 2,000 and 2,200 years old. read more

The Redwood National and State Parks form one of the most significant protected areas of the Northern California coastal forests ecoregion. Flora It is estimated that old-growth redwood forest once covered close to 2,000,000 acres (8,100 km 2) of coastal northern California. read more

A tree dubbed the Tall Tree in the Tall Trees Grove once measured nearly 367.8 feet (120 m). Subsequent logging in the Redwood Creek basin subjected the grove to windier, drier, and hotter conditions. read more