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Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Fine Foliage'
Common name:
Fine Foliage dawn redwood
Family:
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Distribution:
Species native to c. China
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
A selection of an unusual, deciduous conifer previously thought extinct. At maturity, can reach 80' tall and 40' wide. This selection may mature smaller than the species, it is fast-growing and not dwarf. Rich green flat needles are reputed to be finer than the species typical, turning bronze-yellow in fall before dropping. Light chocolate-brown bark. A good specimen or shade tree. Resistant to deer browse. Introduced by the Flora Wonder™ Collection of Buchholz Nursery, Gaston OR.
Links:
Buchholz & Buchholz Nursery
Locations
1:
CON: CM11
(CM11)
• Accession: D2013-0020.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual