{"id":2410,"date":"2012-01-26T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2012-01-26T23:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=2410"},"modified":"2012-01-26T17:31:24","modified_gmt":"2012-01-26T22:31:24","slug":"dawn-redwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2012\/01\/26\/dawn-redwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawn Redwood Lives On From Its Prehistoric Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2414\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4945.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2414\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2414\" title=\"IMG_4945\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4945-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4945-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4945-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fall Leaf Color of Metasequoia &#39;Ogon&#39;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dawn redwood (<em>Metasequoia glyptostroboides<\/em>) was thought to be extinct for the past 20 million years. Since 1948\u00a0gardeners have witnessed\u00a0its re-introduction back into the North American landscape\u00a0from Sichuan-Hubei Provinces in China where\u00a0the tree\u00a0was re-discovered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dawn redwood prefers a well-drained, compost-rich, acidic soil. This deciduous conifer tolerates standing water\u00a0for a\u00a0brief 2-3 day span,\u00a0not as\u00a0long as bald cypress (<em>Taxodium spp<\/em>.). If\u00a0the tree is left\u00a0branched to the ground\u00a0on an open\u00a0site, the trunk\u00a0often develops\u00a0large, contorted &#8220;boles&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Active spring\/summer growth emerges bright green and the fine textured foliage\u00a0quickly darkens up\u00a0to medium green. Autumn foliage turns a\u00a0tan to\u00a0pinkish color, finishing reddish bronze\u00a0before dropping.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The main trunk displays \u201carm pits\u201d, depressed areas along the main trunk where the\u00a0branches are attached.\u00a0The trunk base flairs out at the surface of the ground.\u00a0During\u00a0the winter the tree&#8217;s\u00a0leafless framework is easily\u00a0identified by\u00a0its straight butressed trunk, strong central leader and wide horizontal conical\u00a0branching.\u00a0Its\u00a0shredded reddish brown bark\u00a0is an\u00a0added winter attribute.<\/p>\n<p>Dawn redwood is rarely bothered\u00a0by disease and pest problems. Spider mites may be problematic\u00a0during long dry spells. Japanese beetles may consume\u00a0some foliage, but the tree&#8217;s fast growth rate cosmetically repairs\u00a0most of the\u00a0damage incurred. Ultimately, dawn redwood\u00a0grows to 80-100 feet tall and\u00a0is best sited\u00a0for\u00a0large properties such as\u00a0public parks, golf courses,\u00a0and college campuses.<\/p>\n<p>Gold Rush\u00ae (&#8216;Ogon&#8217;) dawn redwood is a popular gold-leafed form. It grows slightly slower than the species, but eventually attains large tree status.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) was thought to be extinct for the past 20 million years. Since 1948\u00a0gardeners have witnessed\u00a0its re-introduction back into the North American landscape\u00a0from Sichuan-Hubei Provinces in China where\u00a0the tree\u00a0was re-discovered.\u00a0 Dawn redwood prefers a well-drained, compost-rich, acidic soil. This deciduous conifer tolerates standing water\u00a0for a\u00a0brief 2-3 day span,\u00a0not as\u00a0long as bald cypress [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,851,645,774,630,850],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2410"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2731,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410\/revisions\/2731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}