Gold Rush dawn redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Gold Rush'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size70 to 100 feet tall15 to 25 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Pyramidal
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Gold Rush' dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Gold Rush') 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 sun and average to wet soil of most types. It grows at a rapid rate and forms a pyramidal shape. Give it plenty of room to reach its full size. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Tamarack, Royal fern, Swamp milkweed, and Inkberry.