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Ornamental Plants plus Version 2.0 - 00000951
01/01/98

Metasequoia glyptostroboides--Dawn Redwood

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8                                     
Height: 100 ft   Spread: 40 ft  Form: pyramidal             
Type: deciduous tree (conifer)                              
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches                     

Comments: Dawn Redwood was known from fossils before        
living plants were discovered in China.  Although it looks  
like an evergreen, the needles are deciduous.  The tree     
grows rapidly but late season growth may be injured by      
early frosts.  The preferred soil is moist and moderately   
fertile.                                                    

Cultivars:                                                  
   'National' - A selection made by the U. S. National      
     Arboretum that has more upright branching.             
   'Sheridan Spire' - A selected form that is compact and   
     much narrower than the species.                        

References for Cultivars: Sheridan Nurseries 1995,          
Princeton Nurseries 1997.                                   

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