

Rare among conifers, the dawn redwood is deciduous. On a sign at the rest stop: A distant relative of the coast redwood, the dawn redwood was thought to be extinct until living specimens were discovered in an isolated part of China in 1944.Metasequoia glyptostroboides description by Thomas H. Dunstable Rural Land Trust, Dunstable, Massachusetts.Metasequoia glyptostroboides at Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum If you need this item now, you can Check In Stock items at Other Stores in your expanded area, or contact your branch at (770)-442-8881 to place a special order. Metasequoia glyptostroboides at Oregon State University Metasequoia glyptostroboides on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants Metasequoia glyptostroboides at the Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Metasequoia glyptostroboides at the University of Connecticut Plant Database Metasequoia glyptostroboides on Wikipedia Metasequoia glyptostroboides on (under?) Monumental Trees Small branchlets 3" (7.6 cm) long, with needle-like leaves about ⅜" (1.2 cm) long and ¹/₁₆" (1.6 mm) wide.īark, up to 3' (91 cm) thick at the bottom of the tree, is fibrous and furrowed.īark reddish brown when young, becoming fissured an gray. Photos of mature sun-illuminated foliage (left) and shade foliage. Needles ¹/₃₂-1" (1-30 mm) long, in a branching configuration or in opposite pairs. Up to 148' (45 m) high, up to 6½' (2 m) in diameter. Up to 377' (115 m) tall, living up to 2,200 years. Needle-like leaves, each about ⅜" (1.2 cm) long and ¹/₁₆" (1.6 mm) wide.


Adult foliage is bright green while young shoots have a striking blue glow. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Chubby’ Dawn Redwood. Delicate filigree leaves remain gold throughout the summer ending in an autumn display of orange and golden tints. Small branchlets about 3" (7.5 cm) long consist of many Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Goldrush’ Dawn Redwood. This tree is deciduous, while the other two varieties of redwood are evergreens. The other photos here are of a robust tree planted about 30 years ago at a friend’s home in MA. Planted in 1981, not far from Redwood National and State Parks. The rather unhappy-looking specimen in photo 9 was It was believed extinct until living specimens were discovered It is the only member of genus Metasequoia, and one of Gymnosperms such as cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yewsĬone-bearing plants: cedar, cypress, fir, juniper, larch, pine, redwood, spruce, yew, and othersĬypres family, including junipers and redwoodsĭawn redwood is native to China. Vascular plants-plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrientsĬonifers-cone-bearing trees (and a few shrubs) Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn redwood)
