Dawn Redwood
This is a fast growing, deciduous conifer, with a tidy conical form. The new foliage emerges soft green in color and texture. The fall color is rusty orange. Grow in full sun in moist, well-drained, slightly acid soils. First found as fossils, later as living trees in the 1940's.
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- Common Name: Dawn Redwood
- Height: 60' tall
- Spread: 25' wide
- Type: Deciduous
- Zone: 5 - 8