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Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Shirrmann's Nordlicht'
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Common name:
Shirrmann's Nordlicht dawn redwood, North Light dawn redwood
Family:
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Synonym:
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'North Light'
Distribution:
Species native to c. China
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Plant Patent Info.:
PP20,820; 9 March, 2010
Comments:
A new, distinct selection of this unusual deciduous conifer found in China in 1945, previously thought to have been extinct. Growth is characterized by a dwarf, globe-shaped, compact habit and medium green, flat needles occasionally marked with creamy white variegation. Fall color is bronze-yellow.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
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RHS Horticultural Database
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US Patent and Trademark Office- Patent No. Search
Locations
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AZA: BA13
(BA13)
• Accession: D2014-0154.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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