Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Central United States, Canada
China
Types
Two-petal ash, Single-leaf ash, Fragrant ash
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Number of Varieties
651
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Hills, limestone outcrops, Moist woods
Deciduous forests, Mixed deciduous forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
10-5
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
A3, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,500.00 cm2,130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
100.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Purple
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Light Yellow
Orange, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Alternate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
Red blotch
Dry root rot, fungus
Plant Tolerance
-
Deer resistant, Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
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
Matte
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, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Used as a dye, Used for woodware, Wood is used in construction
deer resistant, Shelterbelt, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
FRAXINUS quadrangulata
METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides
Common Name
Blue Ash
dawn redwood
In Hindi
Blue Ash plant
dawn redwood
In German
Blue Ash Pflanze
Urweltmammutbaum
In French
usine Blue Ash
aube séquoia
In Spanish
planta de Blue Ash
metasecuoya
In Greek
φυτό Blue Ash
dawn redwood
In Portuguese
planta Blue Ash
amanhecer Redwood
In Polish
Blue Ash roślin
świt sekwoja
In Latin
Blue Ash herba
dawn redwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Pinales
Family
Oleaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Metasequoia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Oleeae
-
Subfamily
-
Sequoioideae
Number of Species
651
1
27800
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