Redwood-Dawn

Category: Evergreen-Trees

Botanical Name: Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood

Mature Height: 75-100′

Mature Spread: 25′

Shape: Conical

Foliage: Medium green turning to bright reddish-brown in fall

Fall Color: bright reddish-brown

Flower:

Fruit: Elongated or rounded cones

Description: Dubbed a ‘living fossil’, this coniferous tree grows with an orange-brown, thick, tapering trunk and a broad, buttressed base. Displaying the characteristic conifer shape, the dawn redwood has a narrow, pyramidal foliage with sparse, upward-sweeping branches, and straight, needle-like leaves. Green in the spring and summer, the leaves of this deciduous tree turn a vibrant reddish-brown before falling to the ground in autumn and are delicate and soft to the touch.