Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas
China
Types
Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Number of Varieties
21
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40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Deciduous forests, Mixed deciduous forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-95-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
10-5
Sunset Zone
2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
370.00 cm2,130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Orange Red
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
Orange, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Alternate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead branches
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Leaf Blotch
Dry root rot, fungus
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Squirrels
Allergy
Pollen
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
-
Other Uses
Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute
deer resistant, Shelterbelt, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
AESCULUS pavia
METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides
Common Name
Red Buckeye
dawn redwood
In Hindi
Red Buckeye
dawn redwood
In German
Red Buckeye
Urweltmammutbaum
In French
Red Buckeye
aube séquoia
In Spanish
rojo castaño de Indias
metasecuoya
In Greek
κόκκινο Buckeye
dawn redwood
In Portuguese
Red Buckeye
amanhecer Redwood
In Polish
Red Buckeye
świt sekwoja
In Latin
Red Buckeye
dawn redwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Sapindales
Pinales
Family
Hippocastanaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Aesculus
Metasequoia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Hippocastanoideae
Sequoioideae
Number of Species
201
1
27800
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