Redwood trees have shallow root systems that extend over one hundred feet from the base of the tree, intertwining with the roots of other redwoods for support. The roots are typically all growing ...

These enormous trees exist primarily in Northern California ... Like sequoias, redwoods require abundant water to drink and have shallow root systems. Redwoods, however, get their water from ...

Redwood trees have shallow root systems that extend over 100 feet from the base. They thrive in moist, coastal climates where their roots intertwine with the roots of other redwoods. Almost a ...

Roadways and sidewalks, in particular, are impinging on redwoods’ root systems, essentially suffocating them. “[Concrete has] a very, very negative impact on the ability of that tree to get the water ...

The result: The trees' root systems were laid bare by user-created trails that damage the way redwoods take in oxygen and nutrients, biologists said. Parks officials say the damage is akin to ...

An extremely rare, albino hermaphroditic redwood tree was in danger of ... they have to dig a hole around this entire root system and lift the tree up. And then what they're planning on doing ...

Daughter trunks tend to have unbalanced root systems, with the majority ... or extensively trimming surrounding trees. This might expose your redwoods to winds they are not adapted to.

Redwoods’ root systems are incredibly shallow for the trees’ size, reaching only about 12 feet into the ground. They rely on drawing water from undisturbed detritus on the forest floor ...

These are outgrowths of the tree root systems when the trees grow in southern swamps. Jeremy, a fourth grader, writes: Why are fallen coast redwood trees allowed to remain on the forest ground?

Scott Jean, CEO and president of EMC Insurance Cos., concluded an event at which the Blueprint to Address Homelessness in ...

Still, critics contend the trees targeted for removal are not the problem and that the construction itself will damage the fragile root systems of the ancient redwoods nearby. Caltrans said it is ...