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Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Rutgers 3A selection)
Common name:
dawn redwood [Rutgers 3A selection]
Family:
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Synonym:
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Rutgers'
Distribution:
Species native to c. China
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
A bluish foliaged selection of this unusual deciduous conifer species found in China in 1945, previously thought to have been extinct. This selection's flat, bluish needles are about half the size of average. While this selection is not a dwarf it will probably never attain the full size of 80' tall and 40' wide of the species. Fall color is bronze-yellow.
Locations
1:
DAL: CK20
(CK20)
• Accession: D2001-0925.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
GIN: CH19
(CH19)
• Accession: D2013-0056.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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