Foliage emerges light green in spring, matures to deep green in summer and turns red-bronze in fall. It features linear, feathery, fern-like foliage that is soft to the touch. Bark on mature trees is often deeply fissured. As the tree matures, the trunk broadens at the base and develops attractive and sometimes elaborate fluting. Seedlings grown therefrom were planted in front of the Lehmann Building at MBG in 1952 where they have now developed into large mature trees (70’+ tall). Seeds collected from the original site were made available to the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1947. However, it was not until 1941 that it was first discovered growing in the wild near the town of Modaoqi, China by Chinese forester, T. From fossil records, dawn redwood is known to have existed as many as 50,000,000 years ago. It is related to and closely resembles bald cypress ( Taxodium) and redwood ( Sequoia). To leave a comment please Register or login here All comments need to be approved so will not appear immediately.Metasequoia glyptostroboides, commonly called dawn redwood, is a deciduous, coniferous tree that grows in a conical shape to 100’ tall. * Please note: the comments by website users are not necessarily those held by PFAF and may give misleading or inaccurate information. If you think a comment/link or information contained on this page is inaccurate or misleading we would welcome your feedback at If you have questions about a plant please use the Forum on this website as we do not have the resources to answer questions ourselves. Only comments or links that are felt to be directly relevant to a plant will be included. If you have important information about this plant that may help other users please add a comment or link below. Please respond to I am located in south western Pennsylvania, USA. I am very interested in cloning these but have very unsuccessful at finding a set of good instructions. They have a very pleasant green salad taste, not bitter and a bit sweet and very tender. Yesterday I got curious and ate a handfull of the new leaves. I believe that these may be very special because both trees have produced a single 3 foot diameter trunk that splits into double trees at about 3 feet from the ground. I purchase two of thes plants about 6 years ago, from China. I would be curious to find their mineral/vitamin content. Rabbits know instinctively what they can eat. I found a comment from another reader that the new/young leaves of Sequoia Sempervirens are edible as well. They are very mild and quite tasty.almost sweet. One day I noticed my rabbit eating the leaves of the bottom branches. LEAVES ARE EDIBLE: I have a tree growing in my front yard now for at least 8-9 years. This has been moved to the family Cupressaceae based on DNA tests,Īccording to the Wikipedia article about this tree. Metasequoia metasequoia cultivated varieties IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :įor a list of references used on this page please go here Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking. If available other names are mentioned hereĬountries where the plant has been found are listed here if the information is available Cuttings of mature wood, late autumn in a frame. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the cold frame for their first winter. Our new book to be released soon is Edible Shrubs. Book titles include Edible Plants, Edible Perennials, Edible Trees, and Woodland Gardening. Plants For A Future have a number of books available in paperback and digital form. Type a value in the Celsius field to convert the value to Fahrenheit: References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information Temperature Converter Special Features:Īttractive foliage, Not North American native, Inconspicuous flowers or blooms. This plant was only known from fossil records until it was discovered growing wild in China in 1941. New growth takes place from May to August. However, unless the tree is in a sheltered position and a moist soil the growth rate reduces dramatically once it is 6 metres tall. Growth can be very rapid when young with annual increases of 1 metre common. It grows best in south-eastern England and poorly in Scotland where it suffers from the lack of summer warmth. The fresh spring growth, however, is subject to damage by late frosts. A very hardy plant when dormant, tolerating temperatures down to about -30°c. Requires a sunny position but likes as much side shelter as possible. It is slow growing in dry soils or shallow chalk but grows rapidly in moist or wet soils. Succeeds in most soils and situations, even in shallow standing water. Landscape Uses:Firewood, Pest tolerant, Specimen, Street tree.
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