Taxon

Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Shirrmann's Nordlicht'

 
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Shirrmann's Nordlicht' - Shirrmann's Nordlicht dawn redwood, North Light dawn redwood
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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 • RHS Horticultural Database • US Patent and Trademark Office- Patent No. Search

Locations

  • 1: AZA: BA13 (BA13) • Accession: D2014-0154.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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