dawn redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size50 to 100 feet tall15 to 25 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Pyramidal
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) is a tree for specimen planting, rain gardens, and low maintenance landscapes. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil of most types. It is a deciduous conifer with a pyramidal shape and a rapid growth rate. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Tamarack, Ostrich fern, Chokeberry, and Meadowsweet.
Native range
China.