Botanical Name: Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Common Name: Dawn redwood
Type of Plant: conifer: tree
Character deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a very erect, rather slender conifer, with ascending open branching; forms an open pyramidal canopy in youth - becomes more dense with age; bark is gray, fissured
Height 30 -60'(100')
Spread 1/4 - 1/3
Growth Rate mod.-rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors moist cool (coastal) habitat best; avoid inland climates
Soil wet, acidic soils required
Hardiness hardy (zones 3-9, 14-24) - avoid desert heat
 
Morphology:
Leaves needles 2-ranked (similar to Sequoia), 1/2-1" long, blue-green above, bright green beneath; soft to touch; light bronze-tan in fall
Flowers plants bisexual; female cones round, hang on tiny stalks from branchlets; 1/2-1" long, dark brown
Fruit see above
 
Propagation:
seed or hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
a graceful conifer, unusual in being deciduous - use as vertical accent tree in wet landscape areas; in groves or background for temperate-climate theme gardens; good as lawn tree
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular - tolerates heavy irrigation; good for wet poorly-draining locations
Fertilizing as needed; little required except if grown in alkaline soil
Pruning none; may remove lower branches; do not severely head back
Pests/Diseases salt-burn in alkaline soils
Special Conditions/Other thrives in partial sun-shade
 
Origin: China
Family: Taxodiaceae

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