Taxon

Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Feathery Spire'

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Common name: Feathery Spire dawn redwood
Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Distribution: Species native to c. China
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: This is a cultivar of dawn redwood. The species is an unusual deciduous conifer found in China in 1945, previously thought to have been extinct. Fast-growing deciduous tree with rich green, flat needles. Fall color is bronze-yellow. In ten years it will reach 16' tall and 6' wide. At maturity, can reach 80' tall and 40' wide.

Locations

  • 1: SEC: AV22 (AV22) • Accession: D2018-0106.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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