Metasequoia glyptostrobides
Owner: Barra Gots
Nominator: Barra Gots
Height: 17 m (55.8 ft)
Diameter: 86.46 cm (34 in)
Circumference: 271.5 cm (106.9 in)
Description
Dawn Redwood, also known as Metasequoia, is a fast-growing, deciduous tree and is one of three species of conifers known as the redwoods. It was thought to exist only in fossil records until 1945 when a few living trees were discovered in central China. It is native to the Sichuan-Hubei region of China. Although it is the shortest of the redwoods, it can grow to over 60 m in height. The leaves are opposite, 1-3 cm long, and bright fresh green, turning a foxy red-brown in fall.
Author unknown.Metasequoia. From Wikipedia. Retrieved date (2011, March 23rd) from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasequoia
Dawn Redwood Leaf
(Source: wikipedia)