The metasequoia was first found as a fossil by a Japanese botanist in China in 1941. Later, also during World War II, living specimens were discovered in a single valley in central China. The dawn redwood is deciduous while the sempervirens and the gigantea are both evergreen. The Sierra Redwood covered the same areas as the Coastal and the Dawn and in addition, Europe, and are now living in separate small groves in narrow valleys in a small area of the Sierras. Several other names were used prior to settling on this most appropriate one.
Redwoods are very fast growing .
Images of Redwoods Click here for some pictures. We sell seedlings of all three species of redwoods, The Dawn, Sierra and Coastal Redwood. Thanks and appreciation to the authors, Dr. Herbert G. Baker and James A. Snyder for making them available on the internet.