oh I learned something new finally, it has spongy bark! I am growing Coast Redwoods and Dawn Redwoods and Coast redwoods are 17 years old and the bark is really spongy. the Dawn Redwoods I just planted las year so they really dont have much bark to speak of since they are under 18 inches tall so far
I always have to squeeze this tree whenever I go to the gardens just because I think the spongy trunk is so neat.
I love this informational video.
oh I learned something new finally, it has spongy bark! I am growing Coast Redwoods and Dawn Redwoods and Coast redwoods are 17 years old and the bark is really spongy. the Dawn Redwoods I just planted las year so they really dont have much bark to speak of since they are under 18 inches tall so far
I will remember this because it reminds of sequoia national park, which has large trees such as the Dawn Redwood
The feathery foliage is beautiful. The spongey bark is interesting.
The small cones paired with such a large trees helps me identify this tree.
Dawn Redwood is an interesting candidate for potted, bonsaied specimens if one is limited on space.
It’s very interesting to me that it wasn’t known to still exist for a long period of time
It is a deciduous, coniferous tree that grows in a conical shape up to 100’ tall.
Dawn Redwood was discovered during a plant expedition into remote China in the 1940s.
This plant provides winter cover for birds, small mammals, and deer.
Produces small, round 1/2 - 1 inch sized cones
great tree for banks of rivers and lakes
If propagating by seed, 30-60 days cold stratification improves germination.
Grows rather quickly, 50' in 15 to 20 years.
Metasequoia appears to suffer from inbreeding depression so collect seeds from groves of seedling plants to insure outcrossing.
One inch of water under the tree canopy is necessary.
This tree is the shortest of all the redwoods.
It can get to be from 90-100 ft tall in its natural habitat.
This massive tree is still the smallest of the redwoods
Other than the evergreen foliage of the dawn redwood I like to use the flaky bark to identify this tree
Deciduous- not evergreen
'Jack Frost' is a cultivar with green and white leaves.
I will look for that! ‘Gold Rush’ has beautiful golden foliage- got a beautiful one in my yard
Has a red/orange-brown fall color
This deciduous conifer likes acidic soil.
This tree has few known diseases or insect problems with the exception of canker infestations.
The habit of this plant is pyramidal and conical.
Can grow up to 50ft in 15 to 20 years