Dawn Redwood Seed

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

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The Dawn Redwood, thought of as a ‘living fossil’, is a deciduous conifer, the leaves of which turn tawny pink and old gold in autumn. It is fast growing and makes quite a narrow conical tree with a shaggy bark that falls off in ribbons. The trunk itself tends to be broad at the bottom. It is widely planted as an ornamental tree but in the wild  the population is decreasing. It is protected in China, but over-collection of seed from the wild has resulted in a lack of regeneration in its native areas. The first fossils of the tree were discovered in 1941, in China, and were aged at 150million years old!

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Description

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Common name: Dawn Redwood / Water Fir.

Native: China

Provenance: China

Size and spread (10 years): 4m

Treatment required: Requires pre chill.

Seeds / kg: 349,000    65% viable

Ideal sowing period: Spring

Soil conditions: Best in moist well drained soils.

Planting instructions: give a lot of space

Mature height: 19m

 

Additional information

Weight 5.00 g
Size

Mini Seed Pack (approx 170 seeds), Seed pack (approx 1745 seeds)

Genus

Metasequoia

Family

Taxodiacea

Hardiness

Hardy

Life Cycle

tree

Evergreen

deciduous

Requires

damp

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