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Cupressaceae
Dawn Redwood Flower
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Living fossil reborn.
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Metasequoia
- Native to
- Central China
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous conifer
- Height
- 70-100 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, acidic
- Water
- moderate to high
- Hardiness
- 4-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Dawn redwood was known only from fossils and presumed extinct for 5 million years until living trees were found in China in 1944.
- It is one of only a few conifers that is deciduous, dropping its needles in autumn after turning a coppery bronze.
- Seeds from the original discovery were distributed to botanical gardens worldwide, saving the species from extinction.
- The male flowers dangle in long chains called catkins, while the tiny female cones are round and clustered.
- A single dawn redwood can grow over 2 feet per year in ideal conditions, reaching full height in under 50 years.
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resilience
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