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DAWN REDWOOD Metasequoia Glyptostroboides - 30+ SEEDS
$ 6.18
DESCRIPTION
Use it as an imposing and noble specimen tree in a large lawn or park or in a clustered grove. If the planting bed is quite wide, rows of dawn redwood will create an allee, but be aware the roots can disrupt sidewalks and the smooth grade of turfgrass. Genus - Metasequoia Species - Glyptostroboides Common name - Dawn Redwood Pre-Treatment - Required Hardiness zones - 4 - 8 Height - 70'-110' / 21 - 34 m Spread - 20'-25' / 6 - 8 m Plant type - Tree Vegetation type - Deciduous Exposure - Full Sun Growth rate - Fast Soil PH - Acidic, Neutral Soil type - Clay, Loam, Wet Water requirements - Average Water. Wet Site Landscape uses - Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees Germination rate - 20% Leaf / Flower color - Green, autumn - Orange, Bronze / Light Green Plant growth rate - Fast
- DAWN REDWOOD Metasequoia Glyptostroboides - 30+ SEEDS
- This deciduous conifer is a fast-growing, imposing relative of the redwood. Native to China, it was known only from the fossil record until a few trees were discovered in 1944 and identified in 1948. Today it is grown and loved the world over for its feathery foliage, muscular trunk and magnificent, narrow, pyramidal habit. The bark is shredded and reddish brown, eventually becoming beautifully gnarled and rugged with chocolate brown and orange tones.
- The needle leaves are soft and bright green with two lighter green bands on their undersides. They arise from seasonal, deciduous stems that are oppositely arranged on the permanent, upward-reaching branches. Small, inconspicuous flowers bloom in late spring among the foliage, and female blossoms become small, rounded cones--first powdery blue and then brown.
- In autumn, the foliage turns a rich orange to bronze, illuminating the landscape before dropping to reveal the tree’s picturesque silhouette.
- Give the dawn redwood tree ample growing space in full sun and moist, acidic or neutral soil. It tolerates wet locations and is quite drought-tolerant once established. It is not good in highly alkaline soils, exposed to seaspray or hot, dry, windy climates.
