Tree #25: Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides (met-uh-sih-KWOY-uh glip-toe-stroe-boe-EYE-deez)
- Sole living species of Metasequoia glyptostroboides
- Thought to be extinct until found in 1941 in a remote region of China
- Deciduous, fast grower and requires summer water
- The Park tree is 34 inches in diameter and 80 feet tall
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