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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 locally; leaves opposite, yew-like (soft flat needles), midrib groove, apex obtuse, 1-3cm long x 1.5-2mm wide; seed cones mostly elliptical, 15-25mm long x 10-15mm wide, terminal, solitary, scales woody 20-30 per cone; seeds 5-8 per scale, light brown, about 5mm long, with 2 broad, thin, paler wings; seedlings usually with 2 cotyledons and leaves 24-32(-64)mm long. Winter ID: bark is shaggy; trunk has depressions or an 'armpit' below branch attachments; fallen cones; buds small, yellowish, opposite, and perpendicular to twig (vs. bald cypress which has alternate buds). Conifers.org

Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Orange, Red, Brown
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Mucronate, Obtuse
Bases:
Decurrent, Rounded
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour, May appear like even-pinnate leaflets

Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, 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 2cm long.

Bark Morphology:
Showy, Exfoliating, Stringy, Deeply fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Orange, Brown
Additional Info:
Morphology is highly variable
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Propagation:
Seed, Hardwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)

Course(s):
  • CLT Training
  • HORT 1155
  • Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
  • (CGW)  Community Garden West
  • (ONE)  Overpass North side East : 512
  • (ONW)  Overpass North side West
  • (SQC)  SeQuoiadendron Courtyard : 267, 268
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