Redwood trees grown on the east coast tend to be shorter because these areas experience heavy winds, lightning damage and Redwoods grown on the east coast tend to be younger and still in the process of growing.
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Redwoods are primarily associated with West Coast giants, but this Connecticut cousin and other dawn redwoods have been planted in the U.S. since around 1950. Metasequoia glyptostroboides, its scientific name, was first discovered in 1941 in a remote region of China.
The Coast Redwood grows only within the summer fog belt of California and southwestern Oregon. There are three small groves in Oregon; the others occur along the coast of California.