Today, there are 11 dawn redwoods on the Michigan Big Tree Register, a program of the Michigan Botanical Society. The ...

The biggest of northern California’s giant redwood trees grow more than 250 ft. tall, with a circumference greater than 90 ft. at their base. The oldest have seen more than 3,000 years.

The dawn redwood can grow to 140 feet tall and 6 feet in diameter, according to NPS. Compare that to the giant sequoia at 314 ...