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Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Cultivation Notes
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| Latin Name: | Metasequoia glyptostroboides |
| Common Name: | Dawn redwood |
| Family: | Taxodiaceae |
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| Known Hazards: | None known |
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Author: Hu.&Cheng.
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| Habit: A Fast Growing Deciduous Tree |
| Habitat: Ravines and banks of streams in Hupeh and Szechwan[11]. |
| Height: 15.0 Width: 4.0 |
Cultivation Details:
Succeeds in most soils and situations[11], even in shallow standing water[81]. It is slow growing in dry soils or shallow chalk but grows rapidly in moist or wet soils[11, 29, 81]. Succeeds in most pH's down to 3.5[200]. Requires a sunny position but likes as much side shelter as possible[200].
A very hardy plant when dormant, tolerating temperatures down to about -30°c[200]. The fresh spring growth, however, is subject to damage by late frosts[11, 200]. It grows best in southeastern England and poorly in Scotland where it suffers from the lack of summer warmth[185, 200]. Growth can be very rapid when young with annual increases of 1 metre common. However, unless the tree is in a sheltered position and a moist soil the growth rate reduces dramatically once it is 6 metres tall[185]. New growth takes place from May to August[185].
This plant was only known from fossil records until it was discovered growing wild in China in 1941.
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Propagation Notes:
Seed - sow late winter in a cold frame.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame.
Cuttings of mature wood, late autumn in a frame. Very easy[81].
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