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Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Miss Grace'

 
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Miss Grace' - Miss Grace dawn redwood
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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.
Links: American Conifer Society Database • Buchholz & Buchholz Nursery • RHS Horticultural Database

Locations

  • 1: CON: CL14 (CL14) • Accession: D2013-0167.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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