While they will grow happily in waterlogged soil, they will also grow well in more well-drained soil as well, but if the ground is dry they will not reach the same height. Metasequoia Glyptostroboides should be planted in full sun in any soil type, in an exposed or sheltered position. No pruning is required to maintain its pyramidal crown. Dawn Redwoods will grow taller in regions where there are hot summers. Hardy throughout the UK and Continental Europe, Metasequoia Glyptostroboides will reach 10 metres high and 5 metres wide in 20 years, and then grow to a mature height of 40+ metres and spread of 15 metres in 50 years. The reddish-brown fibrous bark adds more visual interest. In spring and summer, the soft, pale green linear leaves turn to yellow and dramatically to vibrant reddish-brown in the autumn. It is still considered endangered, so growing a Dawn Redwood helps to preserve the species! It is an extremely attractive large specimen tree, which is unusual in that it is a conifer that sheds its leaves. However, in the 1940’s, a few survivors were thankfully discovered in a remote region of China and the since then, the Dawn Redwood has been introduced to the gardens and landscapes of the world. In the prehistoric Tertiary period it was one of the most common trees in the northern hemisphere, but was believed to have died out millions of years ago. Metasequoia Glyptostroboides is closely related to the Sequoiadendron Giganteum (Giant Redwood). Its attractive shape, unusual foliage habit and beautiful autumn colouring make it an interesting addition to the landscape. By rights, it should probably be listed as Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Ogon' GOLD RUSH to preserve its original cultivar name.Metasequoia Glyptostroboides or Dawn Redwood is a rare, deciduous conifer. 'Gold Rush' was found as a seedling in a nursery in Japan where it was named 'Ogon' ('Golden Ogi' and 'Golden Mantel', also seen, are most likely translations.) Around 1993 Dutch horticulturist Peter Zweinburg of Boskoop, Holland obtained it and brought it into Europe for distribution under the name ‘Gold Rush’ ('Goldrush'). Trees will typically rise to 10-15’ tall over the first 10 years, eventually maturing over time to 70-100’ tall. It reportedly grows somewhat slower than the species. Foliage gradually turns orange-brown in fall. ‘Gold Rush’ is a cultivar that features soft, linear, feathery, fern-like foliage that is distinctively golden-yellow throughout summer. Specific epithet means resembling the genus Glyptostrobus. Genus name comes from the Greek words metra meaning with, after, sharing, or changed in nature and Sequoia to which it is related and to which fossil specimens were first referred. The twigs, needles and cone scales are in opposite pairs. Trees are monoecious, producing oval, light brown female cones (3/4” long) and pendant globose male cones (1/2” long). Foliage emerges light green in spring, matures to deep green in summer and turns red-bronze in fall. It features linear, feathery, fern-like foliage that is soft to the touch. Bark on mature trees is often deeply fissured. As the tree matures, the trunk broadens at the base and develops attractive and sometimes elaborate fluting. Seedlings grown therefrom were planted in front of the Lehmann Building at MBG in 1952 where they have now developed into large mature trees (70’+ tall). Seeds collected from the original site were made available to the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1947. However, it was not until 1941 that it was first discovered growing in the wild near the town of Modaoqi, China by Chinese forester, T. From fossil records, dawn redwood is known to have existed as many as 50,000,000 years ago. It is related to and closely resembles bald cypress ( Taxodium) and redwood ( Sequoia). Metasequoia glyptostroboides, commonly called dawn redwood, is a deciduous, coniferous tree that grows in a conical shape to 100’ tall.
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