Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Name: Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Common Name: dawn redwood				Family: Cupressaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual     x    Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit conical, ascending branches	Hard. Zone   usda 5		Mature Size 20-40m tall by 8m spread or more					x
Leaf:  soft spreading bright green, with 2 light green bands beneath, 2 ranked linear					Fall/Winter Color: gold to red brown in fall
Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers:  ovoid, lght brown female cones on stalks, long, pendent spherical male cones						Infl.:
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use High  x   Low		Soil Rich  x   Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: specimen		Limitations: grows big, prefers moist soil must be well sited					Other Features: fibrous orange brown deeply fluted bark, buttressed trunks with knees