The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Miss Grace dawn redwood

Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)

Distribution: Species native to c. China

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: This is a dwarf selection of an unusual deciduous conifer found in China in 1945, previously thought to have been extinct. Grows quite slowly with a gracefully weeping, mounded habit. Plant can grow to 8' tall by 3' wide (if staked) in 10 years. Foliage is rich green, flat needles. Fall color is bronze-yellow. Nice specimen or among other conifers for contrast. Introduced by the Flora Wonder™ Collection of Buchholz Nursery, Gaston, OR.