[Illustration: Cross-section, magnified 37-1/2 diameters.] [Illustration: Tangential Section, life size.] 22 REDWOOD. COAST REDWOOD. SEQUOIA. _Sequoia sempervirens_ (Lambert) Endlicher. _Sequoia_, latinized from Sequoiah, a Cherokee Indian; _sempervirens_ means ever living. [Illustration: Habitat.] HABITAT: (See map); best in southern Oregon and northern California, near coast. [Illustration: Leaf.] CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TREE: Height, 200'-340'; diameter, 10'-15', rarely 25'; clean trunk, much buttressed and swollen at base, somewhat fluted, branches very high; bark, very thick, 6"-12", rounded ridges, dark scales falling reveal inner red bark; leaves, small, two-ranked; cones, small, 1" long. APPEARANCE OF WOOD: Color, red, turning to brown on seasoning, sap-wood whitish; non-porous; rings, distinct; grain, straight; rays, numerous, very obscure; non-resinous. PHYSICAL QUALITIES: Light in weight (55th in this list); 26 lbs. per cu. ft.; sp. gr. 0.4208; weak (58th in this list); brittle (60th in this list); soft (55th in this list); shrinks little; warps little; very durable; easily worked; splits readily; takes nails well. COMMON USES: Shingles, construction, timber, fence posts, coffins, railway ties, water pipes, curly specimens used in cabinet work. REMARKS: Low branches rare. Burns with difficulty. Chief construction wood of Pacific Coast. Use determined largely by durability. [Illustration: Radial Section, life size.] [Illustration: Cross-section, magnified 37-1/2 diameters.] [Illustration: Tangential Section, life size.] 23 BALD CYPRESS. Bald refers to leaflessness of tree in winter. _Taxodium distichum_ (Linnaeus) L. C. Richard. _Taxodium_ means yew-like; _distichum_ refers to the two-ranked leaves. [Illustration: Habitat.] HABITAT: (See map); best in South Atlantic and Gulf States. [Illustration: Leaf.] CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TREE: Height, 75', occasionally 150'; diameter, 4'-5'; roots project upward into peculiar knees; trunk strongly buttressed at base, straight, majestic and tapering; bark, light red, shallow fissures, flat plates, peeling into fibrous strips; leaves, long, thin, two-ranked, deciduous; cones, nearly globular, 1" in diameter. APPEARANCE OF WOOD: Color, heart-wood, reddish brown, sap-wood, nearly white; non-porous; rings, fine and well marked; grain, nearly straight, burl is beautifully figured; rays, very obscure; non-resinous. PHYSICAL QUALITIES: Light in weight (48th in this list); 29 lbs. per cu. ft.; sp. gr. 0.4543; medium strong (48th in this list); elastic (28th in this list); soft (52d in this list); shrinkage, 3 per cent.; warps but little, likely to check; very durable; easy to work, in splitting, crumbles or breaks; nails well. COMMON USES: Shingles, posts, interior finish, cooperage, railroad ties, boats, and various construction work, especially conservatories.