METASEQUOIA GLYPTOSTROBOIDES MISS GRACE FULL

It prefers a well drained deep moist sandy to clay or loamy soil that is acidic to slightly alkaline with a pH range from 5.0 to 7.5 and will tolerate chalky soils. Since then it has been propagated worldwide. Metasequoia glyptostroboides was thought to be extinct until it was discovered in 1941 in eastern Szechwan and Hupeh provinces in China. It has graceful spreading branches that form a conical habit with small bright green linear leaves turn yellow-brown during autumn. They are ovoid to ellipsoidal in shape, and less than an inch long.This deciduous conifer has a straight trunk with red bark that turns grey-black with age and comes away in stringy strips. Stem: Stem Is Aromatic: No Stem Description: Buds are opposite, in pairs at the base of pins or deciduous branchlets.Bark on mature trees is often deeply fissured. Bark: Bark Color: Dark Brown Red/Burgundy Surface/Attachment: Fissured Bark Description: As the tree matures, the trunk broadens at the base and develops attractive and sometimes elaborate fluting.Leaves are less than an inch long and wide. Below, leaves are light green in color and have 2 inconspicuous stomatal bands. Foliage emerges light green in spring, matures to deep green in summer and turns red-bronze in fall. Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Leaf Color: Green Leaf Feel: Soft Deciduous Leaf Fall Color: Brown/Copper Leaf Type: Needles Leaf Arrangement: Opposite Leaf Shape: Linear Hairs Present: No Leaf Length: Flowers: Flower Color: Brown/Copper Flower Inflorescence: Insignificant Flower Description: Flowers not showy 0.7-1 in.Female cones are pendulous, dark brown, ellipsois or 'barrel-like', up to an inch long and less than an inch wide, have 14-28 scales, and have an apical surface that is depressed medially. Fruit: Fruit Color: Brown/Copper Fruit Length:

METASEQUOIA GLYPTOSTROBOIDES MISS GRACE FULL

Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Soil Texture: Clay High Organic Matter Soil pH: Acid (Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Pyramidal Growth Rate: Rapid Maintenance: Low Texture: Fine.Attributes: Genus: Metasequoia Species: glyptostroboides Family: Cupressaceae Life Cycle: Woody Recommended Propagation Strategy: Seed Stem Cutting Country Or Region Of Origin: Central and western China Distribution: US Wildlife Value: This tree provides winter cover for birds, small mammals and deer.Tags: #deciduous #full sun tolerant #specimen #large tree #fine texture #pyramidal #bonsai #tsc #street tree #fast growing #cpp #well-drained soil #deer resistant #showy cones #Braham Arboretum #fantz #parks #tsc-cg #landscape plant sleuths course 'Hamlet's Broom', 'Miss Grace', 'Ogon', Schirrmann's Nordlicht Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Bonsai Garden Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for ' Trees, Shrubs and Conifers' a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. Face view of cone scale looks like puckered lips.Female cones are pendulous and ellipsoidal.Pins are opposite and resemble small pinnate leaves.It was first known from a fossil record, not living extant plants. Dawn Redwood was discovered during a plant expedition into remote China in the 1940s. It needs plenty of room to grow as it can grow to be 25' wide. It is also tolerant of pollution and can be used as a street tree. It can be utilized as a specimen tree for large areas such as parks, golf courses, large commercial or governmental grounds, and as a 'living fossil'. This plant has minimal pest and disease problems. It is tolerant of wet soils but intolerant of early freezes. This plant prefers moist, deep, well-drained soils that are slightly acidic. Pin branchlets are paired, and drop as a unit. It has spreading branches that droop with age. This is a large, fast-growing, deciduous, pyramidal evergreen tree that grows up to 100' tall with attractive, feathery foliage that is easy to transplant. Phonetic Spelling met-uh-see-KWOY-uh glip-toh-stroh-BOY-deez Description

Metasequoia glyptostroboides miss grace