It demolished the two car CC there but there were no injuries.

Wind in Coast Redwood Forests Like coastal forests to the north, California's redwood forests experience frequent winter storms that cause crown damage and tree fall. Complex crowns and canopy gaps contribute to forest diversity by creating ecological niches for a wide range of species that would otherwise be rare or absent.

I live among these trees in their native north-coastal California. Redwoods have both extensive and intensive root systems. That is to say that they root (fairly) deeply and their roots cover a lot of area. In my area, I’ve found redwood roots in. Mar 01, Wind, soil saturation and destabilization, the rerouting of Redwood Creek (which runs through Muir Woods), and fire are all suspects when trees topple in the national monument.

Some Douglas firs and California bay laurels certainly have succumbed to the stormy winter treenotch.barted Reading Time: 5 mins. Mar 30, CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) - California authorities say a towering redwood tree fell on a car as a couple drove on a scenic highway of the state's northern coast, killing the parents of five children. treenotch.bar reported Monday that the freak accident happened last week when the foot-tall tree fell on Highway in an area heavily forested with the trees near Jedediah Smith Redwoods.

Mar 29, It's not known why the tree fell, and Officer Brandy Gonzalez, a spokesperson for the CHP office in Crescent City, said it was a nice day with no wind."This is.