Attracting the attention of the early Victorian plant hunters, both coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) and giant redwoods (Sequoiadendron giganteum) made it to the British Isles in the 1800s.
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Giant Sequoias were introduced to Britain in 1860 and Elvaston Castle Country Park has 2 of the original specimens still going strong.
However, four of the tallest trees in the UK are in Scotland, and all actually are growing in the same glen. Reelig Glen, near Inverness, is home to the UK's tallest tree, a Douglas Fir at a height of 217ft (66.4m).
Giant RedwoodsAs its nickname suggests, giant or coastal redwoods thrive in the moist, humid climate of the Northern California coast, where marine fog delivers precise conditions necessary for its growth. The fog adds moisture to the soil and helps trap it there by lowering the rate of evaporation.
The three redwood subfamily genera are Sequoia from coastal California and Oregon, Sequoiadendron from California's Sierra Nevada, and Metasequoia in China. The redwood species contains the largest and tallest trees in the world.