Dawn Redwood

Japanese Maple

About Dawn Redwood and Japanese Maple

Dawn Redwood

Japanese Maple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Shrub

1.3 Origin

China

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deciduous forests, Mixed deciduous forest

gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-5

8-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

A3, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2,130.00 cm150.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green, Light Green

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Red, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Red, Green, Bronze

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Orange, Bronze

Red, Crimson, Orange Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Alternate

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs small amount of water

Average Water Needs, Needs less watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Dry root rot, Free of serious pests and diseases, fungus

Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Drought

Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Squirrels

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Bonsai, Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Sap

6.2.3 Other Uses

deer resistant, Shelterbelt, Showy Purposes

Used as preservative

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides

ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

7.2 Common Name

dawn redwood

Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple

7.2.1 In Hindi

dawn redwood

Japanese Maple

7.2.2 In German

Urweltmammutbaum

japanischer Ahorn

7.2.3 In French

aube séquoia

érable du Japon

7.2.4 In Spanish

metasecuoya

arce japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

dawn redwood

Japanese Maple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

amanhecer Redwood

bordo japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

świt sekwoja

Klon japoński

7.2.8 In Latin

dawn redwood

Acer palmatum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pinophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Cupressaceae

Aceraceae

8.6 Genus

Metasequoia

Acer

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Sequoioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Dawn Redwood and Japanese Maple

Wondering what are the properties of Dawn Redwood and Japanese Maple? We provide you with everything About Dawn Redwood and Japanese Maple. Dawn Redwood doesn't have thorns and Japanese Maple doesn't have thorns. Also Dawn Redwood does not have fragrant flowers. Dawn Redwood has allergic reactions like Pollen and Japanese Maple has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Dawn Redwood and Japanese Maple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Dawn Redwood and Japanese Maple

Season and care of Dawn Redwood and Japanese Maple is important to know. While considering everything about Dawn Redwood and Japanese Maple Care, growing season is an essential factor. Dawn Redwood season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Japanese Maple season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Dawn Redwood is Clay, Loam and for Japanese Maple is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Dawn Redwood is Acidic, Neutral and for Japanese Maple is Acidic, Neutral.

Dawn Redwood and Japanese Maple Physical Information

Dawn Redwood and Japanese Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Dawn Redwood height is 2,130.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Japanese Maple height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Dawn Redwood and Japanese Maple are as follows:

Dawn Redwood flower color: Green, Light Green
Dawn Redwood leaf color: Light Green
Japanese Maple flower color: Red
Japanese Maple leaf color: Red, Burgundy, Dark Red and Copper

Care of Dawn Redwood and Japanese Maple

Care of Dawn Redwood and Japanese Maple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dawn Redwood pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Japanese Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Dawn Redwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.