All the books listed on this page contain either technical or historical information about coast redwood, giant Sequoia or dawn redwood. Look for additional titles in the near future.

REDWOODS, The World's Largest Trees

by Jeremy Joan Hewes O ne of the best redwood books that we have found for general information is: Redwoods, The World's Largest Trees by Jeremy Joan Hewes. This hardcover book has 192 pages, is printed in a 9.5"x12.5" format, and contains more than 300 photographs, with over 100 in full color, including several that are 18"x11.75". The price is $16.00 ppd.

Growing Redwood Timber in the Southeastern United States

by George Hodges

This booklet provides key information necessary for establishing California coast redwood forests in the southeastern United States. Topics include: What is Redwood, Redwood History, Redwood Myths, Site Selection, What to Plant, and Sources for trees, supplies and other information. The booklet also includes color photos of coast redwoods currently growing in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia. It defines the region of the southeast where coast redwoods can be grown for timber as the area east of a line connecting Williamsburg, Virginia; Clemson, South Carolina; Birmingham, Alabama; Montgomery, Alabama and Savannah, Georgia. The appendix contains copies of several recent relevant technical papers and other information such as tables for converting redwood tree size to board ft. and cubic ft. volumes. The price is $12.00 ppd.

Proceedings of the Symposium on Giant Sequoia:
Their Place in the Ecosystem and Society

Philip S. Aune, Tech. Coordinator These proceedings summarize the results of a blending of public preceptions, management and research presented at a Symposium on Giant Sequoia held June 23-25, 1992 at Visalia, California. The proceedings contains a total of 27 papers. This softcover book has 170 pages, is printed in a 8.5"x11" format, and contains approximately 60 B&W photographs and figures. The price is $12.00 ppd.

Potential Site Index of Redwood as a Function of Climate

John E. Kuser This document is a copy of John Kuser's 1976 Masters Thesis. It develops nomographs for estimating redwood site index (or how tall a tree will grow in 100 years) based upon summer temperatures, winter temperatures and rainfall from a survey by Dr. Kuser of redwoods growing as exotics in the southeast and throughout the world. Recommended only for serious researchers or timber growers. The price is $12.00 ppd.