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Dawn Redwood
 

 

 

 

REDWOOD, DAWN      

Metasequoia glyptostroboides     (met-ah-see-QUOI-ah glip-toe-stro-BOY-dis)       

           

Deciduous           Sun             Height 80 feet           Spread 30 feet       Spacing 20 - 40 feet

HABIT:                  Narrow and pyramidal, branches point up rather than perpendicular like lacy lacy                      foliage,  reddish-brown fall color.

CULTURE:            Likes deep, slightly acid soils best but adapts to our alkaline soils quite well. Several l                           large specimens are doing well in Dallas.

USES:                 Specimen garden tree, backdrop.

PROBLEMS:        Chlorosis and foliage burn in shallow soils.

NOTES:               An ancient tree native to China and Japan. Distinctive, durable tree that definitely                                           should be used more.


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