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Metasequoia glyptostroboides



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Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Dawn redwood

A fast growing, formal conical or narrow pyramidal conifer with soft light green deciduous foliage borne in mostly opposite branchlets.

Habit:Conical to narrow pyramidal and formal with a single straight trunk that tapers from the buttressed base to the narrow apex
Size:70-100'
Color:Light green in summer changing to a rusty orangish brown in fall
Texture:Very fine
Hardiness:Zone 5b USDA
Habitat:Native to China
Family:Taxodiaceae

 
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