Dawn Redwood Seedling - S/M/XL
Description
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
- Grow your own Dawn Redwood, a living fossil from China
- 100% guaranteed
- Seed-grown on California's Redwood Coast
- Transplanting and care instructions included
About Dawn Redwood: A Gorgeous Living Fossil from China!
Until 1944, the Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) was known only in the form of fossils collected by paleobotanists. The fossil record made it clear to scientists that the Dawn Redwood had once been widely dispersed throughout the Northern Hemisphere during the Tertiary Period, with fossil remains collected in far-flung locations from North America to Asia to Greenland. The tree was thought to have been extinct for perhaps 20 million years!
Dawn Redwoods are prodigious growers. Young plants can grow 3 feet or more in a year. In the landscape, Dawn Redwoods attract attention not only for their history, but for their lush and lovely, color-changing foliage and impressive redwood-tree form. Soft, bright green needles, about 3/4-inch long, appear in early spring, then turn pinkish brown before falling in the autumn. Brown cones 3/4-inch long ripen each year.
Dawn Redwoods are very cold hardy, easily handling temperatures into the -20°'s F. They can grow successfully in diverse settings and situations, but thrive best in full sun and moist soils. They are a good candidate for bonsai, and, although their growth is typically symmetrical, they are quite amenable to pruning and shaping.