Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Trees
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Asia, Europe, North America
China
Types
Black Ash, Blue Ash, California Ash, Carolina Ash, European Ash
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Number of Varieties
501
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
Deciduous forests, Mixed deciduous forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-95-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
10-5
Sunset Zone
9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
75.00 cm2,130.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.00 cm610.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Orange, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Alternate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
All year
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
Needs small amount of water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in winter, Prune prior to new growth
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Bark splits, Crown gall, Epicormic Sprouting, Woodpecker feeding
Dry root rot, fungus
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Squirrels
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Liver problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
deer resistant, Shelterbelt, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shady Tree, Showy Tree
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
Fraxinus
METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides
Common Name
Ash Tree
dawn redwood
In Hindi
राख पेड़
dawn redwood
In German
Esche
Urweltmammutbaum
In French
Frêne
aube séquoia
In Spanish
Fresno
metasecuoya
In Greek
δέντρο Ash
dawn redwood
In Portuguese
Freixo
amanhecer Redwood
In Polish
Jesion
świt sekwoja
In Latin
Fraxinum
dawn redwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Lamiales
Pinales
Family
Oleaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Metasequoia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Oleeae
-
Subfamily
-
Sequoioideae
Number of Species
651
1
27800
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