Botanical Name: Metasequoia gylptostroboides
Common Name: dawn redwood
Family: Cupressaceae
Distribution/Origin: China
Leaf/Bud: composite leaves 1-3cm, deciduous, 2-ranked flat display, green - yellow green
Flower/Inflorescence: 4-sided box-like cones, cylindrical, .5-1 inch long
Fruit/Seed:
Stem/Bark: vertically fissured bark, armpits under branching (distinct feature), light red/brown color, single trunk, multiple branches, slender twigs
Size: up to 200ft in height - smallest of the redwoods
Habit: upright
Form: pyramidal
Culture: full sun - partial shade, tolerant of water
Landscape Use: grown as an ornamental tree in the landscape of park etc., grows quickly and gets large
Notes: very large tree, grows very quickly, endangered conifer, living fossil
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