Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Dawn Redwood Contorted Fuji Cherry

Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Dawn Redwood Contorted Fuji CherryUSDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 4 Native Range: China Soil: Moist, low pH. Light: Full sun to part shade. Height in the Garden: Huge, depending on water availability. Attributes: Dawn Redwood is a fast growing, beautiful, living fossil, deciduous conifer that thrives in moist to wet soil. It is common ish, but unusual. Notes: It is a deciduous conifer, so that means it loses its leaves in the cold autumn and winter months. Many large, mature Dawn Redwoods

and are typically 1–3 inches long

Height in the Garden: 30–60 ft (can grow much taller in the wild) Attributes: An evergreen conifer with a distinctive picturesque

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curved trunk line and two succesful root grafts to improve the nebari

making it great for fine-scale work

Mulch annually with leaf mold or compost to maintain soil moisture and fertility

Soil: Average to poor soil conditions and Highly acidic to slightly alkaline

creamy-white flowers in spring

vertically peeling bark

Soil: Prefers well-drained

Light: Shade