DAWN REDWOOD
Metasequoia glyptostroboides

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Dawn Redwood Tree, Metasequoia glyptostroboide, Any Soil or Climate, Ornamental, Evergreen, Hardy, Full Sun FoxRiverNursery. 5 out of 5 stars (1,094) Sale Price $8.95 $ 8.95 $ 9.95 Original Price $9.95' (10% off) Favorite Add to. A metasequoia is a needle-leaf tree of department metasequoia of a cupressaceae. The height of the tree extended straightly will be about 30-35 meters. It seems that it is “since the scene which appears in the drama of famous South Korea is resembled” that the way of the “Row of Metasequoia Trees” of Shiga became famous.

Description This is a large, fast-growing, deciduous, pyramidal evergreen tree that grows up to 100' tall with attractive, feathery foliage that is easy to transplant. It has spreading branches that droop with age. Pin branchlets are paired, and drop as a unit. Its foliage remains golden instead of browning, touched with burgundy in spring and a spark of orange in fall. It grows quicker than most, with a feathery, dense, pyramidal habit. Given about 25 years, Amber Glow will reach 30–35' tall. Perfect in a line along the property perimeter. Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'WAH–08AG' PPAF. (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) The Dawn redwood Tree, Metasequoia glyptostroboides Species, is the only extant (not extinct) species left in the genus Metasequoia. This tree is a deciduous coniferous species, and is classed as a softwood.

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General Notes

Resistant to oak root fungus. Attractive when planted as a grove. Requires heavy watering. Hardy to 15 degrees F.

Native to China.

A Metasequoia glyptostroboides in Palo Alto is registered as a California Big Tree. It measures 88 feet high, with a trunk circumference of 182 inches and a crown spread of 59 feet.

Family:Cupressaceae
Previously listed in the Taxodiaceae family.

Tree Characteristics

Erect and requires ample growing space.

Conical Shape.

Has Deciduous foliage.

Height: 70 - 90 feet.

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Width: 12 - 20 feet.

Growth Rate: 36 or More Inches per Year.

Longevity Greater than 150 years.

Leaves Linear and Needlelike, Light Green, Golden or Yellow or Orange, Deciduous.

Flowers in Spring. Has separate male and female reproductive parts on the same tree (monoecious).

Brown or Mostly Green Cone, Small (0.25 - 0.50 inches), fruiting in Summer.

Bark Red Brown, Exfoliating or Furrowed.

Shading Capacity Rated as Moderately Dense in Leaf.

Shading Capacity Rated as Moderately Dense out of Leaf.

Litter Issue is Dry Fruit.

Tree Site Conditions & Constraints

Sunset Zones 3 - 10 and 14 - 24; A3.

USDA Hardiness Zones 5 - 10.

Exposure Full Sun to Partial Shade.

Moist Soil.

Clay, Loam or Sand Texture.

Highly Acidic to Slightly Alkaline Soil pH.

Seaside Tolerance is Medium in Mild Zone.

Pests & Disease Information

Resistant to Armillaria.

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Health, Safety & Environmental Concerns

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Branch Strength Rated as Medium.

Root Damage Potential Rated as Moderate.

None Known Health Hazard.

Cite this tree:
SelecTree. 'Metasequoia glyptostroboides Tree Record.' 1995-2021. Apr 25, 2021.
< https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/metasequoia-glyptostroboides >

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Metasequoia fossil from Middle Eocene; Oregon, USA. Photo by California academy of sciences geology/Flickr(Noncommercial Use Permitted with Attribution/No Derivative Works).

Official State Fossil of Oregon

Oregon designated Metasequoia, or dawn redwood, as the official state fossil in 2005. All State Fossils - All State Trees

Metasequoia flourished in North America in the Miocene age (5 to 25 million years ago) and left a fossil record embedded in rocks across the Oregon landscape.

Metasequoia (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) was considered long extinct until paleontologists discovered living 100-foot Metasequoia trees in a remote area of China in 1944. Seeds were collected and brought back to the United States for propagation, and seedling trees were distributed to various universities and arboretums worldwide for growth trials. Though critically endangered, living Metasequoia trees can be found today.

This ancient redwood is a fast growing tree in the conifer family. Metasequoia has bark and foliage that resemble the California redwood, but it is actually more like the bald cypress (the state tree of Louisiana) because it's deciduous, will thrive in standing water, and older specimens form wide buttresses on the lower trunk.

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