Botanical Name: Metasequoia glyptostroboides
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Common Name: Dawn Redwood  
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Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree, Conifer

 

Height Range

40-60', 60-100'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Red

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Linda Engstrom/Sortomme
  • Description

  • Notes

The Metasequoia is a dense, pyramidal, deciduous conifer with a central leader and when planted under the correct conditions, is a fast grower. It has an opposite branching pattern, with branchlets of long, simple needles that appear to be flattened. Foliage emerges a bright green in spring, matures to a deep green, and has a tawny pink to golden bronze fall color. Its furrowed bark is attractive, orange-brown to red-brown and peels in vertical strips. A large tree, it grows 60 to 100 feet tall and 15 to 25 feet wide.