Scientific Name:	Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Pronunciation:	met-uh-sih-KWOY-uh glip-toe-stroe-boe-EYE-deez
Common Name:	dawn redwood
Family Name:	Cupressaceae
Plant Type:	Conifer, Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Deciduous conifer; leaves yew-like (soft flat needles), 1-3 cm long. Winter ID: buds small, yellowish, opposite; bark is shaggy; trunk has depressions or an 'armpit' below branch attachments.
Course(s):	HORT 1155, Level 4 Apprenticeship, CLT Training

Habit: Spreading, Upright Form: Pyramidal - narrowly Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: > 30m Spread: 4 - 5m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China (China) Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: High, Moderate Landscape Uses: Screening, Specimen plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Compound Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Compound Leaf: Even-pinnate Colour in Fall: Orange, Red, Brown Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear Apices: Acute Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: n/a (male cone) Flower Morphology: Dioecious plant Colour (petals): Male Cone, Brown Flower Time at Peak: Mar, Apr

Fruit Type: Cone (winged seeds) Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Not showy, Oval, most about 2 cm long.

Bark Morphology: Showy, Exfoliating, Stringy, Deeply fissured Bark or Stem Colour: Orange, Brown     Leaf Bud Type: Ovoid

Propagation:	Seed, Hardwood cuttings
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low maintenance plant
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant

Location(s): (CGW) Community Garden West (ONE) Overpass North side East : 512 (ONW) Overpass North side West (SQC) SeQuoiadendron Courtyard : 267, 268 Location Map

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