1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
1.3 Origin
China
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
1.4 Types
Not available
mexicana , white spruce
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Deciduous forests, Mixed deciduous forest
Alpine Meadows
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2,130.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm460.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Green, Light Green
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Bronze
Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Alternate
Long hair-like leaves
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
reseeds, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs small amount of water
Do not water excessively
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Free of serious pests and diseases, fungus
Needle rust
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought
Light Frost
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
deer resistant, Shelterbelt, Showy Purposes
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides
PICEA engelmannii
7.2 Common Name
dawn redwood
mountain spruce
7.2.1 In Hindi
dawn redwood
Engelmann spruce
7.2.2 In German
Urweltmammutbaum
Engelmann spruce
7.2.3 In French
aube séquoia
Engelmann spruce
7.2.4 In Spanish
metasecuoya
Engelmann spruce
7.2.5 In Greek
dawn redwood
Engelmann spruce
7.2.6 In Portuguese
amanhecer Redwood
Engelmann spruce
7.2.7 In Polish
świt sekwoja
Engelmann spruce
7.2.8 In Latin
dawn redwood
Engelmann spruce
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Sequoioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species