Melinda Myers

Dawn Redwood

Botanical Name

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Min Zone

5

Max Zone

8

Height

70 to 100 feet

Width

25 feet

Flowers

Monoecious

Fruit

Cone: pendulous on long stalks, dark brown

Fall Color

Orange to orange-brown

Light

Full sun

Soil

Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic

Planting & Care

• Avoid planting in frost pockets since late growth is injured by early fall frosts
• Do not encourage late growth by fertilization
• Rapid grower
• Tolerant of wet soils
• Squirrels often remove outer bark for nesting material
• Does poorly in dry or high pH soils

 

Problems

Canker, spider mites, Japanese beetles

Varieties

• Gold Rush - golden yellow foliage, narrow habit, 50 feet tall by 20 feet wide
• Jack Frost - white and green foliage
• Emerald Feathers - bright green foliage