It has been my observation that redwoods that have been severely pruned in.

House Inside A Redwood Log. St. Augustine, Florida. This log house could have been cut from the same grove as the Famous One-Log House in redwood-happy northern California. It has obviously logged some mileage to end up over 3, miles from its birthplace, a free part of the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum. Sometimes cuts and fills do not kill trees subjected to them, but as a general rule these can be quite deleterious.

It will not fall.

Your redwood will have a large network of roots extending well beyond the spread of its branches. Cutting a big wedge out of these, extending out from right next to the trunk is not advisable. It is illegal to cut down a giant redwood tree. Giant Redwood Trees can grow feet per year until the tree reaches feet. What was the biggest tree cut down? The Crannell Creek Giant, a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) near Trinidad, California, is estimated to have been 15 to 25% larger than the General Sherman tree by volume.

That tree was cut down in the mids. Mar 25, A healthy tree can survive damage to % of it's feeder root system. Not at all an ideal situation, however the loss can be compensated for. Decay can enter the stump through the large buttress inside a cut redwood tree, long term issue. Full crown redwood that catches wind will be more prone to blow-down with that cut, immediate issue.

Jul 22, Redwood trees have evolved to send out new sprouts from the fresh cut or wound. These new shoots grow vigorously in full sun to the original height of the tree, but now the new top is growing on the edge of a wound, which can cause the top to peel out and fall.