{"id":157,"date":"2025-09-25T16:23:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/?p=157"},"modified":"2025-09-25T18:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T22:13:09","slug":"dawn-redwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/trees\/dawn-redwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawn Redwood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em>Metasequoia glyptostroboides<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Dawn redwood is a deciduous conifer originating from the montane regions of China. It was considered to be extinct until 1941 and is the only living species in the genus&nbsp;<em>Metasequoia<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We have two dawn redwoods on the property; both located off the Magnolia Trail, though one is much closer to the trail. See if you can spot it as you walk past the foundations to Hadwen\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/dawn-redwood-leaf.jpg\" alt=\"Dawn Redwood Tree's leaves\" class=\"wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/dawn-redwood-leaf.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/dawn-redwood-leaf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/dawn-redwood-leaf-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section-intro has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/dawn-redwood-tree.jpg&apos;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group padded lifted has-white-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25.625rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padded has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e5942455ffc3953a9b8071ff949f6dfb is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History at Hadwen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro has-medium-font-size\">As far as we can tell, the dawn redwood was first formally recorded in the arboretum in 2020. The age of the trees currently on the property would suggest they have thrived in the arboretum for some time, but information regarding when they were first planted is limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-green)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Keep learning<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detailed species information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The dawn redwood is a deciduous conifer in the family Cupressaceae and is the only living species in the genus Metasequoia. Though documented in fossil records, the dawn redwood was considered to be extinct until 1941 when it was rediscovered. It is native to China where the remaining specimens survive in moist river valleys of montane regions and lower slopes. The tree is fast-growing and can reach up to 100 feet (30 meters) in height and 3 feet (1 meter) in diameter. The bark is stringy and red-brown, and the feathery, green, needle-like leaves turn reddish-brown in the fall before falling off. The tree grows well in full sun to partial shade and prefers moist soils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dawn redwood is rarely used for lumber due to its softness and low durability, but it is commonly planted in parks, urban forestry, and gardens as an ornamental tree or shade tree due to its attractive and unique appearance, tolerance of a wide range of soils and environmental conditions, and fast growth rate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn redwood is a deciduous conifer originating from the montane regions of China. It was considered to be extinct until 1941 and is the only living species in the genus&nbsp;Metasequoia. Location We have two dawn redwoods on the property; both located off the Magnolia Trail, though one is much closer to the trail. 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