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The Dawn Redwood, thought of as a ‘living fossil’, is a deciduous conifer, the leaves of which turn tawny pink and old gold in autumn. It is fast growing and makes quite a narrow conical tree with a shaggy bark that falls off in ribbons. The trunk itself tends to be broad at the bottom. It is widely planted as an ornamental tree but in the wild the population is decreasing. It is protected in China, but over-collection of seed from the wild has resulted in a lack of regeneration in its native areas. The first fossils of the tree were discovered in 1941, in China, and were aged at 150million years old!
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Common name: Dawn Redwood / Water Fir.
Native: China
Provenance: China
Size and spread (10 years): 4m
Treatment required: Requires pre chill.
Seeds / kg: 349,000 65% viable
Ideal sowing period: Spring
Soil conditions: Best in moist well drained soils.
Planting instructions: give a lot of space
Mature height: 19m
| Weight | 5.00 g |
|---|---|
| Size | Mini Seed Pack (approx 170 seeds), Seed pack (approx 1745 seeds) |
| Genus | Metasequoia |
| Family | Taxodiacea |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Life Cycle | tree |
| Evergreen | deciduous |
| Requires | damp |
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