The seedlings can be transplanted when they are a few inches tall. Water the pot regularly so that the soil is moist but not wet.ħ. Water the container and leave it to drain.Ħ. Sow the seeds on the soil and cover them with a thin layer of soil.Ĥ. Store the bag in a refrigerator for two months.ģ. Place the seeds in a plastic bag and seal it. They can be planted outdoors in the fall or winter for spring germination or they can be cold stratified to simulate winter conditions and to break their dormancy at any time of the year.ġ. Cuttings can also be rooted to perpetuate desirable traits. Planted in isolation or in alignment, the Metasequoia glyptostroboides Gold Rush will bring. Seedlings will grow 6’ high in a 3-gallon container in a single season (zone 8). Resistant, it withstands winter temperatures of around -17 C. I have collected cones as they open, harvested seeds, stratified for 30 days, with excellent germination. The cones are similar to Sequoia sempervirens, ovoid, egg-shaped, ¾ to 11/4” long, with 14 to 28 scales, maturing in autumn and opening to shed the small, light brown, winged seeds. Trees are wind-firm and resistant to breakage. Growth is fast, easily 2 to 3’ per year, for the first 10 years, if provided reasonable care. The species is surprisingly well suited to drier soils once established. Extremely tolerant of excess moisture and I observed trees in standing water. Excellent tree along streams and in moist soil areas. Single specimens, grouping and groves inspire. Tree bark glows rich saturated orange-red in the late afternoon winter sun. Though deciduous, the unique branching and bark characteristics provide exquisite winter beauty. The bark is beautiful, rich reddish brown, slightly shedding in thin strips, the trunk is fluted with a braided appearance. The opposite arrangement permits easy separation from Taxodium distichum, common baldcypress, with alternate branches and buds. The needle-bearing branches, oppositely arranged, abscise in toto in fall. Habit is soft, feathery, conical pyramidal, the needles bright green, turning rusty orange to brown in autumn. Seeds and seedlings were distributed to many public gardens and universities with trees now over 100’. The Dawn Redwood was considered extinct until rediscovered in the 1940s in China and reintroduced via the efforts of the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
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