Botanical Name: Metasequoia glyprostroboides Add
Common Name: Dawn Redwood  
Plant photo of: Metasequoia glyprostroboides
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree, Conifer

 

Height Range

25-40', 60-100'

 

Flower Color

Green

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green, Dark Green, Light Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Red

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Fall

Information by: Laura Van Leuven
Photographer: Linda Engstrom/Sortomme
  • Description

  • Notes

The Metasequoia is a dense, pyramidal, deciduous conifer with a central leader and under positive cultural conditions performs as a rapid grower. It has an opposite branching pattern, with branchlets of long, simple needles that appear to be flattened. During the spring, its foliage is a bright reddish-brown color that matures to a light green tone, and an autumn shade ranging from a tawny pink to golden bronze. Its furrowed bark is attractive, orange-brown to red-brown and peels in vertical strips.