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
13
0
40000
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Habitat
Deciduous forests, Mixed deciduous forest
Woodlands
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
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Alternate
Maple shaped
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
Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, fungus
Aphids, Insects
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
Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
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For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye
Edible Uses
-
Sometimes
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Cramps, Dermatitis
Part of Plant Used
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Bark, Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
deer resistant, Shelterbelt, Showy Purposes
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood
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
Aleurites moluccanus
In German
Urweltmammutbaum
Lichtnussbaum
In French
aube séquoia
Aleurites moluccana
In Spanish
metasecuoya
Aleurites moluccanus
In Greek
dawn redwood
Aleurites moluccanus
In Portuguese
amanhecer Redwood
Nogueira-de-iguape
In Polish
świt sekwoja
Nogueira-de-iguape
In Latin
dawn redwood
Aleurites moluccanus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Euphorbiales
Family
Cupressaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Metasequoia
Aleurites
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Aleuritideae
Subfamily
Sequoioideae
Crotonoideae
Number of Species
150
1
27800
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