Tree 1 - Dawn Redwood - Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Private Residence

This is a Dawn Redwood located at a private residence in Churchville, Pennsylvania. The tree was planted 37 years ago and is now taller than the two story home. There are two on the property, each are approximately 65 feet tall.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides
 Taxodiaceae

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In front yard:

In back yard:

Bark:

From the University of Connecticut website: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/m/metgly/metgly1.html

Habitat

• native to China
• first described from fossil records in 1941
• live plants were then discovered in the same year
• seeds were collected in the mid 1940's by the Arnold Arboretum and brought back to the United States
• zone 4

Habit and Form

• a deciduous, coniferous , large tree
• uniform conical habit
• horizontal branching
• typically reaches 75' to 100' tall
• growth rate is fast
• texture is fine and airy in leaf