Do redwoods need a lot of water?

Redwoods have many shallow roots, so they are more easily drought-stressed. They need regular irrigation whenever the top three inches of soil are dry, even during winter months. If possible, increase the weekly amounts of water provided to the trees.



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Coast redwoods can live longer than 2,000 years. A mature redwood forest is composed of trees 500-1,000 years old on average. The trees in this redwood grove are approximately 65 years old. Coast redwoods can grow three to ten feet per year.

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The gold rush brought hundreds of thousands of people to California, and the coast redwoods were logged extensively to satisfy the explosive demand for lumber. Now, approximately 5 percent of the old-growth coast redwood forest remains.

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