![]() ![]() ![]() Growing Instructions: Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm pots and grow on in a cold frame or nursery bed for a year or two then plant in their final position in semi shade. Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood) is a fast-growing, critically endangered deciduous conifer tree, sole living species of the genus Metasequoia. Note: Germination can be very erratic, so sow thinly and prick out the seedlings as they become large enough to handle disturbing the rest of the compost as little as possible.Īn alternative method is to sow in pots as above during late summer to early winter then place in a cold frame and let nature take its course as the seasons change with the seedlings emerging the next spring. Germination should take place within 1-2 months. Attractive, lacy foliage is bright green in early summer, turning golden bronze before falling in autumn. Its oddly shaped, branch-pitted trunk is often deeply fluted and buttressed and has orange-brown bark. After this, move to a propagator or other warm place and maintain an optimum temperature of 18-21C. Metasequoia glyptostroboides This deciduous, monoecious, coniferous tree grows to 100 feet tall. Seal inside a polythene bag and place in the fridge for 6 weeks. ![]() John Innes with vermiculite, perlite or horticultural grit and sow seeds on the surface, then just cover them with a layer of compost, vermiculite or perlite. Sowing Instructions: Sow at any time of the year. For more information on RHS award of Garden Merit plants visit /plants Rocks containing the imprints of the dawn redwood’s characteristic needle pattern had been found in North America, Europe, and East Asia. In the early 1940s, the genus Metasequoia was known only from the fossil record. This plant/cultivar has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit because it has proved to be reliable in appropriate conditions and a good performing plant. The tree symbolizes the Arboretum’s missions of international conservation, education, and research. Responds well to pruning and is ideal for Bonsai. caespitosa, Metasequoia honshuenensis, Metasequoia neopangaea, Sequoia glyptostroboides. Unusually for a conifer, this tree is deciduous and has soft bright-green, slightly blue tinged, feathery foliage which turns yellow, pink and red in autumn. Synonym / Trade name: Metasequoia glyptostroboides subsp. Probably an ancestor of the huge American Sequoias ( 100ft +!), although luckily this tree will only reach about 15m. Ancient tree which was thought to be extinct prior to 1941 when a keen-eyed professor of forestry spotted one in a remote village in China. ![]()
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