Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tree
Origin
China
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
Types
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
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Number of Varieties
1-
0
40000
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Habitat
Deciduous forests, Mixed deciduous forest
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-910-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-5
12-9
Sunset Zone
A3, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H2, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,130.00 cm1,370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Light Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Bronze
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Alternate
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs small amount of water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, fungus
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Squirrels
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Pollen
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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constipation, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Fever, Tooth ache
Part of Plant Used
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Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
deer resistant, Shelterbelt, Showy Purposes
Making Shampoo, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides
ALEURITES moluccanus
Common Name
dawn redwood
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui
In Hindi
dawn redwood
candlenut पेड़
In German
Urweltmammutbaum
Candlenut Baum
In French
aube séquoia
arbre Candlenut
In Spanish
metasecuoya
árbol candlenut
In Greek
dawn redwood
candlenut δέντρο
In Portuguese
amanhecer Redwood
candlenut árvore
In Polish
świt sekwoja
Tung Molukański drzewo
In Latin
dawn redwood
Candlenut ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Pinales
Malpighiales
Family
Cupressaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Metasequoia
Aleurites
Clade
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Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Aleuritideae
Subfamily
Sequoioideae
Crotonoideae
Number of Species
1600
1
27800
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