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Metasequoia glyptostroboides /Dawn Redwood
Specimen lawn tree
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Scientific Name:
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Common Name:
Dawn Redwood
Plant Type:
Deciduous
Leaf Type:
Needleleaf
Hardiness Zone:
6, 7, 8
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Height:
over 50 feet
Spread:
20- 30 feet
Light Exposure:
Sun
Drainage:
Well drained, Moist,
Rate of Growth:
Fast
Water Requirement:
Medium
Maintenance Level:
Low
Susceptible to insects
and diseases:
No
Comments:
A fast growing tree with a distinctive conical form. The autumn foliage turns a bronze color. It is used as a specimen tree, for mass screening, and as a large tree on pulbic grounds. A very old species that was thought to be extinct in its native China until rediscovered in 1945.