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 bald cypress. 

                       Fine  lacy foliage, reddish-brown fall color.

CULTURE:        Likes deep, slightly acid soils best but adapts to our alkaline soils quite well. Several                          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.