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Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the dawn redwood, is a fast-growing, endangered deciduous conifer. It is the sole living species of the genus Metasequoia, one of three genera in the subfamily Sequoioideae of the family Cupressaceae.
Dawn redwood, (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), ancient conifer from central China, the only living species of its genus. The dawn redwood holds an interesting place in the history of paleobotany as one of the few living plants known first as a fossil.
Metasequoia, or dawn redwood, is a genus of fast-growing coniferous trees, one of three species of conifers known as redwoods. The living species Metasequoia glyptostroboides is native to Lichuan county in Hubei province, China .
13 Ιουν 2018 · Identification. Size: Up to 165 feet (50 meters) Trunk Diameter: 3.3 ft (1 m) Needles (Leaves): 1 in (25 mm), feather-like arrangement, bright green, flattened. Bark: Reddish-brown. Flowers: Males are a light yellowish-brown arranged in clusters, while females are yellow-green and solitary.
Dawn redwood is deciduous, dropping its needles every autumn —an unusual trait for a conifer. This tree is a relative of the California redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), diverging around 150 million years ago.
The Dawn Redwood makes a fine tree now familiar in parks and gardens. The beautiful ferny foliage is a bright, light green in spring, turning russet-brown with tints of coppery pink in autumn. The strong pyramidal winter silhouette is also very pleasing, making the Dawn Redwood a strong contender for year-round interest.
dawn redwood. A vigorous, fast-growing conifer with fibrous, orange-brown bark, making a large, narrowly conical tree to 25m tall. Soft, bright green leaflets are held in two opposite ranks, giving the leaves a feathery appearance.
