The Creative Fight: Create Your Best Work and Live the Life You Imagine

Chapter Twenty-Eight. Habitat

The tallest trees in the world can be found only along a narrow strip of the California coast. And the coast redwood isn’t just the tallest tree on planet earth; it’s one of the most majestic as well. These trees tower up to 379 feet tall, and they create their own ecosystems that sustain life in many forms. Redwoods are thirsty trees, absorbing water from rivers and creeks when they can, or soaking up 40 percent of their water from the fog in the dry summer months. California isn’t just the perfect habitat for these trees—it’s the only natural habitat where they can thrive. Plant a redwood somewhere else and it might ...