X-Message-Number: 9677 Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 11:44:27 -0700 From: Rand Simberg <> Subject: (OT) Sequoiae are Redwoods Thomas Donaldson wrote: >I did correct myself on one point: the trees were sequoias, not redwoods. Not that it matters, and I'm not a botanist, but just so that no one is further misinformed on this unrelated subject, sequoias *are* redwoods. The former is the scientific term for the family, and the latter is the popular term. I think that what Thomas really means is that they were the species sequoia gigantea <sp?> (the giant sequoiae that take hundreds of years to mature) rather than sequoia sempervirens, or the much more abundant coastal redwood, which grow relatively quickly--more like other conifers. Back to cryonics... ************************************************************************ * 310 372-7963 (CA) 307 739-1296 (Jackson Hole) interglobal space lines * 307 733-1391 (Fax) http://www.interglobal.org "Extraordinary launch vehicles require extraordinary markets..." Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=9677