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Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides · Conifer
Dawn Redwood is a fast-growing conifer, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 70–100 ft × 15–25 ft. It does best in full sun with high water needs in well-drained and occasionally-wet soil. It stands up well to deer and wet soil.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- High
- Mature size
- 70–100 ft × 15–25 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Brown
- Tough against
- Deer, Wet soil
- Native to
- Central and western China
Will it survive your winters?
We score Dawn Redwood’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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