Dawn Redwood Tree Bonsai

And even though its towering relative is an evergreen the dawn redwood is one of only two known deciduous conifers.
Dawn redwood tree bonsai. Dawn redwood bonsai tree metasequoia glyptostroboides metasequoia dawn redwood is a fast growing deciduous tree and the sole living species metasequoia glyptostroboides is one of three species of conifers known as redwoods. As a guide around thanksgiving day it is time to prepare your bonsai for its winter dormancy period which should last approximately three 3 months. The dawn redwood and the coast redwood are both very tall upright trees with soft needle shaped foliage. These tiny trees are actually ancestors of the giant california redwood.
Outdoor deciduous beautiful dawn redwood bonsai tree approximately 45 50cm tall and in a ceramic bonsai pot. The dawn redwood is an astonishing relic from the distant past. The needles are deciduous and quite pretty in the fall when the airy light green spray turns to yellow and then to bronze before shedding from the trees. The original dawn redwood bonsai trees are hearty conifers that have a lacey type of needled foliage on gracefully upswept branches.
Dawn redwood metasequoia glyptostroboides a deciduous conifer hails from china where it was believed to be extinct until a small grove of trees was discovered in the 1930s. The only evidence that the tree ever existed in the first place had been fossils all the way until the 1940 s when it was re discovered in manchuria china. Both species are suitable for bonsai. If buying from october onwards please note the leaves will be more yellow orange before shedding.
It is native to the sichuan hubei region of china. Therefore your bonsai must be maintained in a cool cold environment during the winter season. Its native to manchuria china where the local villagers refer to it as shui sa or water fir the dawn redwood is a true redwood like the famous ones in california. The dawn redwood is a fast growing bonsai tree that s important for cultivation as its critically endangered.
Called dawn redwoods they were thought to be extinct until the 1940s when one was discovered growing in a rice field in central china. Metasequoia glyptostroboides dawn redwood. The tallest tree in the world is a coast redwood.