![]() ![]() Its ultimate height is likely to be 100ft (30m). Gold Rush aka Golden Oji is a beautiful Dawn Redwood cultivar a. It is said to be somewhat slower growing than the species, but still can achieve 20ft in 10 years. Specific epithet means resembling the genus Glyptostrobus. Dawn Redwood Gold Rush 150/200cm (10 litre). Genus name comes from the Greek words metra meaning with, after, sharing, or changed in nature and Sequoia to which it is related and to which fossil specimens were first referred. The twigs, needles and cone scales are in opposite pairs. Trees are monoecious, producing oval, light brown female cones (3/4” long) and pendant globose male cones (1/2” long). Foliage emerges light green in spring, matures to deep green in summer and turns red-bronze in fall. It features linear, feathery, fern-like foliage that is soft to the touch. It is a fast-growing tree to 130150 feet (4045 m) tall and 6 feet (2 m) in trunk diameter in cultivation so far (with the potential to grow even higher). The pollen cones are 56 mm (0.200.24 in) long, produced on long spikes in early spring they are produced only on trees growing in regions with hot summers. Bark on mature trees is often deeply fissured. Metasequoia glyptostroboides leaves are opposite, 13 cm (0.391.18 in) long, and bright fresh green, turning a foxy reddish brown in autumn. As the tree matures, the trunk broadens at the base and develops attractive and sometimes elaborate fluting. Seedlings grown therefrom were planted in front of the Lehmann Building at MBG in 1952 where they have now developed into large mature trees (70’+ tall). Its exfoliating bark is another attractive characteristic that this tree has to offer. Needles are arranged in opposite pairs, each is about 15 mm long, straight or slightly curved, bright green above, light green below. Height: ft 50-70 Width: ft 15 Habit: Upright, pyramidal growth habit Foliage: Golden yellow Fall Foliage: Copper-brown Description: The Gold Rush Dawn Redwood, originally from Japan, maintains it’s bright golden color well into summer. Seeds collected from the original site were made available to the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1947. Family: Cupressaceae Genus: Metasequoia Type: Conifer Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: No Deciduous conifer, 70-100 ft (21-30 m), excurrent, pyramidal, flat topped when mature. However, it was not until 1941 that it was first discovered growing in the wild near the town of Modaoqi, China by Chinese forester, T. No Deciduous conifer, more or less ground sprawling, but if staked, a small tree, maybe 10 ft and 3 ft wide ( 3 × 0.9 m) in 10 years, with weeping branches. From fossil records, dawn redwood is known to have existed as many as 50,000,000 years ago. It is related to and closely resembles bald cypress ( Taxodium) and redwood ( Sequoia). Metasequoia glyptostroboides, commonly called dawn redwood, is a deciduous, coniferous tree that grows in a conical shape to 100’ tall. ![]()
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