Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
China
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada
Types
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
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Number of Varieties
12
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40000
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Habitat
Deciduous forests, Mixed deciduous forest
gardens, Hardwood forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-95-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-5
7-5
Sunset Zone
A3, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,130.00 cm15.20 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm12.70 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
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Bronze
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Alternate
Butterfly shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs small amount of water
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, fungus
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Squirrels
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Pollen
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Cancer, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
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Flowers, Root
Other Uses
deer resistant, Shelterbelt, Showy Purposes
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Feature Plant, Groundcover
Botanical Name
METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides
JEFFERSONIA diphylla
Common Name
dawn redwood
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In Hindi
dawn redwood
Twinleaf
In German
Urweltmammutbaum
Twinleaf
In French
aube séquoia
Twinleaf
In Spanish
metasecuoya
Twinleaf
In Greek
dawn redwood
Twinleaf
In Portuguese
amanhecer Redwood
Twinleaf
In Polish
świt sekwoja
Twinleaf
In Latin
dawn redwood
Twinleaf
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Ranunculales
Family
Cupressaceae
Berberidaceae
Genus
Metasequoia
Jeffersonia
Clade
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Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Sequoioideae
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Number of Species
12
1
27800
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