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Metasequoia Glyptostroboides

Dawn Redwood


Metasequoia Glyptostroboides
This beautiful deciduous conifer has a pyramidal to conical habit, and fine feathery texture. Once thought to be extinct, it was rediscovered in China in the 1940’s, and then introduced to the world through seeds collected on an Arnold Arboretum expedition.

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Sun Tolerance

Attributes

SHAPE
Pyramidal, Conical
FOLIAGE
Bright Green
FALL FOLIAGE
Russet
MINIMUM HEIGHT
70
Feet
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
100
Feet
MINIMUM SPREAD
25
Feet
MAXIMUM SPREAD
40
Feet
HARDINESS ZONES
5, 8