Metasequoia glyptostroboides at Roath Park Botanic Garden

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Metasequoia glyptostroboides
February 2015

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Metasequoia glyptostroboides
mid May 2015

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Metasequoia glyptostroboides
early November 2015

Grid reference ST 18591 79156
Common name Dawn redwood
Origin Central China
Deciduous Yes
TROBI Remarkable Tree 2013
Height 24M February 2015
Girth 421cm February 2015
Reference 088

This tree is in the old fernery enclosure, below the north end of the rock garden. It is reported to have been planted in 1949, one of the first Dawn redwoods to be planted in Britain.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides bark

Metasequoia glyptostroboides bark
July 2015

Metasequoia glyptostroboides foliage

Metasequoia glyptostroboides foliage
early July 2015

General tree description

Metasequoia glyptostroboides is a fast-growing deciduous conifer first discovered in the 1940s and introduced in Britain in 1949. It has a pyramidal shape and can reach a height of 35 metres by the age of 50. The bark is orange-red or brown and vertically fissured. The leaves are feathery bright green, turning rusty brown in autumn. Fruits (cones) are brown, ovoid, 1.5 to 2.5 cm long.