The Dawes Arboretum
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Taxon
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Chubby'
Common name:
Chubby dawn redwood
Family:
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Distribution:
Species native to c. China
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
An unusual deciduous conifer growing 9-12' tall with narrowly, dense, conical habit. Flat needles are fresh shade of green in summer, later tinged pink and yellow in fall. Makes an unusual specimen plant or summer screen.
Links:
RHS Horticultural Database
Locations
1:
AZA: BA13
(BA13)
• Accession: D2012-0018.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
CCA: AU28
(AU28)
• Accession: D2012-0018.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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