Redwood

Examples

• For siding, sheathing, sub-flooring, shingles, window casings and frames, redwood is much used, because of its resistance to decay, both from contact with moisture or dry rot. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Redwood lumber, being light in weight and singularly free from many of the defects so prevalent in other wood, is extremely easy to work. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Some of the giant redwood logs must be split in the woods with powder before they can be handled on the saw carriage, and the average yield per acre is in the neighborhood of 150,000 feet. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Redwood is also a specialty wood. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The Story of the Big Redwood Trees[23] Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The railroads prefer redwood for ties because of its resistance to decay in contact with moist soil. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Commercial redwood--and there are twenty-one mills cutting redwood--is one of the most valuable woods on the Pacific coast. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Redwood’s hardihood, due to the natural acids in the wood, make it so weather-resisting that it will last just as long unpainted as it does painted. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The lumber from the redwood tree is light, and ranges in color from medium to light cherry, while the lumber from the Big Trees, or _Sequoia Gigantia_, has a decided pink cast. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Redwood does not contain pitch, the inflammable element in wood, and, in addition, it is extremely porous, quickly absorbing water. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The Southern Pacific Company today has in service in some of its sidings redwood ties that were put down under its rails fifty-five years ago. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• At the present rate of cutting, about 400,000,000 feet a year, there is more than one hundred years’ supply of redwood still standing. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Fire retardance is a remarkable feature of redwood. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Redwood does burn, but very slowly, and those who are familiar with California redwood know that it is the despair of the camper to endeavor to build a fire with it. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I beg your pardon, sir; but just because of the prospective relationship, I should prefer your consulting Mr. Skipworth or Mr. Redwood. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• The _Sequoia Gigantia_ reproduce from cones, while the redwoods reproduce from suckers that grow from the stump. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The redwoods thrive in moisture--it is taken into the roots, the foliage and the bark. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The redwoods bear non-fertile cones. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The redwoods grow in the fog belt in the counties bordering the coast from Monterey Bay north to the Oregon line. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• What is known as the Redwoods, or scientifically listed as _Sequoia Sempervirens_, grow in heavy stands and really are a younger growth of the Big Trees. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• There is no fungus growth on the redwoods neither are the redwoods attacked by boring worms or other insects so common to other species of wood. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.

Editor: Margie