We’ve just added the first three pieces in our Sempervirens series, celebrating the Coastal Redwoods of California (Sequoia sempervirens). Not to be confused with its sister species the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), which we will be adding to the collection later this year, but the distinction between these beautiful trees confuses people all the time. It doesn’t help that both are “redwoods.” And both are “sequoias.” Confusing. So, what’s the difference? Per the Wiki:

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.

However, the long evolutionary history of the three genera (the earliest fossil remains being from the Jurassic) make resolving the specifics of when and how Sequoia originated once and for all a difficult matter—especially since it in part depends on an incomplete fossil record.

What we love about these trees are the same things everyone else does: their beauty, their power, their awesome majesty, and their sense of grace and serenity. In this series, beginning with three images from Armstrong Woods State reserve in Guerneville, California, we hope you will find some of that. Available in our Gift Shop and in our Fine Art Gallery. More to come!