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Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'White Spot'

 
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'White Spot' - White Spot dawn redwood
Image: Payton, Gregory - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: White Spot dawn redwood
Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Distribution: Species native to c. China
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: An unusual deciduous conifer having some needles that are either white-spotted, completely white, or completely green. A stable mutation, but hardly bold in its effect. A fast growing selection. Fall color is bronze-yellow. In 10 years it will reach 16' tall and 10' wide. At maturity, can reach 80' tall and 40' wide.
Links: American Conifer Society Database • RHS Horticultural Database

Locations

  • 1: SEC: AU27 (AU27) • Accession: D2012-0019.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: SEC: AW25 (AW25) • Accession: D2012-0019.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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