Metasequoia glyptostroboides Cupressaceae Needles are opposite, flat, green and deciduous. Small branchlets bearing foliage drop off in the fall. Bark is red-brown and shreddy.
Seed cone is cylindrical.
Dawn redwood is a living fossil and is planted as an ornamental because of its beautiful pyramid-shaped crown. Click on photo to enlarge. All text and photographs are intended for educational purposes only and are not for commercial use in any form. 1999, all rights reserved. Photographs by Mike Hogan.