Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood

The Dawn Redwood – a true living fossil that has been around for the past 50 million years – is a large, fast-growing, deciduous, pyramidal tree. The long spreading branches that droop with age are covered in attractive, feathery foliage. The bark on the trunk becomes deeply fissured over time – each tree produces both male and female cones. Dawn Redwood creates an impact as a stately specimen tree in large parks, gardens and paddocks.

Soil: Well drained, moist and humus rich. It will survive in wet soils.
Conditions: Full sun. Tolerant of periods of inundation, pollution and heavy frosts.
Size: Height 30m x width 6-8m