Dawn Redwood or Metasequoia question for R&S people.?

Question

Does anyone here in R&S have any experience with growing this type of tree? What can you tell me about it?

Answer 1

Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood) is a fast growing tree in the conifer family Cupressaceae native to the Sichuan-Hubei region of China.
Metasequoia has proved an easy tree to grow in temperate regions, and is now widely planted as an ornamental tree.
While the bark and foliage are similar to another closely related redwood genus Sequoia, Metasequoia differs from the California redwood in that it is deciduous like Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress), and like that species, older specimens form wide buttresses on the lower trunk. It is a fast-growing tree to 40-45 m tall and 2 m trunk diameter in cultivation so far (with the potential to grow to even greater heights). The leaves are opposite, 1-3 cm long, and bright fresh green, turning a foxy red-brown in fall. The cones are globose to ovoid, 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter with 16-28 scales, arranged in opposite pairs in four rows, each pair at right angles to the adjacent pair; they mature in about 8-9 months after pollination. The pollen cones are 5-6 mm long, produced on long spikes in early spring; they are only produced on trees growing in regions with hot summers.

Answer 2

Hi Jed!
No, sorry I don't know about that tree, maybe you could google it and find out.

Answer 3

Please ask this question where it belongs, in "Cats"

Thanks.