Redwood relatives

Redwood relatives: Discover the global family tree

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Beyond redwoods: Explore their global relatives in the cypress family, the remarkable adaptations helping these trees survive, and why they need protection.

Coffin tree. Photo by Brian Chlu, Flickr Creative Commons

The coffin tree, a redwood relative in Taiwan

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The coffin tree (Taiwania cryptomeriodes) or Taiwan cedar, us one of the largest trees in Asia. This tree is found in forests in mainland China and Taiwan growing alongside plants not unlike those found in coast redwood forests.