Types of Forest Trees

Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) The coast redwood, also called the California redwood, is the tallest living thing in the world. It also grows to great volume.

Pseudotsuga menziesii, commonly known as Douglas fir, Douglas-fir and Oregon pine, is an evergreen conifer species native to western North America. One variety, the coast Douglas fir, grows along the Pacific Ocean from central British Columbia south to central California.

Giant SEQUOIA Sequoiadendron giganteum This champion Giant Sequoia of California made its debut on the list of American Forests Champion Trees in , as it is the largest known tree of its species in the country.

Pinus contorta, with the common names lodgepole pine and shore pine, and also known as twisted pine, and contorta pine, is a common tree in western North America. It is common near the ocean shore and in dry montane forests to the subalpine, but is rare in lowland rain forests.

Pinus ponderosa is a large coniferous pine tree. The bark helps to distinguish it from other species. Mature to over-mature individuals have yellow to orange-red bark in broad to very broad plates with black crevices. Younger trees have blackish-brown bark, referred to as "blackjacks" by early loggers.