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Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood
Family Taxodiaceae
Botanical Name Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Common Name Dawn Redwood
Size 70 - 100' in height by 25' spread
Hardiness Zone 4 - 8
Culture Prefers moist, deep, well-drained, slightly acidic soil; full sun.
Ornamental Value Tall and slender habit; feathery foliage; few insect problems.
Landscape Use For groupings, use as a screen, a specimen in parks, near water, and for lining streets or narrow corridors.
Key Identifying Characteristics Leaves are opposite, linear, flattened, deciduous, pectinately arranged.
Notable Cultivars none
Campus Location Ag: Vetmed, Main: UC
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