A full sun lover, this plant is easily grown in moist, well-drained, or poorly drained soils.A single specimen is an imposing sight and groves are effective. A spectacular tree for stream banks or pond edges. The russet-red fall color of its lacy needles and the interesting winter silhouette are some outstanding characteristics of Dawn Redwood. Oval, light brown female cones and pendant globose male cones are produced. Reddish on young trees, the bark on mature trees is darker, often deeply fissured, and attractively flared at the base. It is the sole living species of the genus Metasequoia. Delicate flat sprays of narrow, bright green leaves emerge in spring, and mature to emerald green in summer, before turning rich shades of yellow-brown, pink, apricot, and copper in the fall. Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the dawn redwood, is a fast-growing, endangered deciduous conifer. The bright green, feathery leaves turn orange-brown or reddish-brown in the fall. After three years of searching, we have located the first specimen stored in an unregistered, abandoned 'herbarium' at the Jiangsu Forestry Academy (JFA), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. The first specimen that triggered its discovery, however, was lost.
Foliage is gray-green in summer and orange in autumn prior to leaf fall. Living trees of the early Cenozoic taxon Metasequoia glyptostroboides were first discovered in 1943. It has a neat pyramidal shape in youth, maturing into a more rounded crown. Genus: Metasequoia Type: Conifer Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: No Deciduous conifer, more or less ground sprawling, but if staked, a small tree, maybe 10 ft and 3 ft wide ( 3 × 0.9 m) in 10 years, with weeping branches. Metasequoia glyptostroboides Matthaei Broom is a slow-growing, irregular, mounding selection of Dawn redwood with attractive lush sprays of soft, light green foliage tinged with a rich orange-yellow cast. Dawn Redwood is a deciduous conifer producing small, round 1/2' to 1' cones. Unlike most cone-bearing trees, Dawn Redwood loses its foliage each winter. An ancient tree that knew the dinosaurs but is well-suited to modern landscape plantings. It features an upright, narrowly conical form that enhances many landscapes. A sight to behold, Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood) is a large deciduous coniferous tree of great beauty.
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