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Back to buying options3 Dawn Redwood Starter Plants – Metasequoia glyptostroboides Live Tree Seedlings
Grow a living piece of ancient history with Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)! This remarkable deciduous conifer is known for its elegant, conical shape and soft, feathery foliage. Its leaves emerge light green in spring, deepen to green in summer, and turn beautiful red-bronze shades in autumn before falling. With its impressive mature size and distinctive fluted trunk, Dawn Redwood makes a striking landscape tree. These young starter plants are shipped without pots and need time to establish before planting outdoors.
You will receive:
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✔️ 3 live Dawn Redwood starter plants
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✔️ Young plants grown in nursery trays
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✔️ Shipped without pots
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✔️ Starter plants require additional growing time before landscape planting
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✔️ Plant size may vary by growing season
🌼 Growing Information
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Botanical Name: Metasequoia glyptostroboides
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Common Name: Dawn Redwood
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Plant Type: Deciduous coniferous tree
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Mature Height: Approximately 70–100 feet
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Mature Width: Approximately 20–25 feet
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Foliage: Soft, feathery, fern-like leaves
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Seasonal Color: Light green in spring, deep green in summer, red-bronze in fall
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Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade
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Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 4–8
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Soil: Moist, well-draining soil
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Watering: Keep soil consistently moist, especially while young
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Growth Habit: Upright, conical tree
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Growing Location: Outdoor landscape after establishment
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Plant Quantity: 3 starter plants
💡 Care Tip
Pot each starter plant in a suitable growing container and keep it in a protected location while it establishes. Continue providing adequate moisture and light, and allow approximately 6–12 months of additional growth before transplanting into the landscape, as recommended by the seller. Avoid planting these delicate young seedlings directly into the ground immediately after arrival.
