![]() Im thinking about moving it to see if it would. Metasequoia glyptostroboides, commonly known as the dawn redwood, is a member of the Cupressaceae family, along with juniper and red cedar. Specific epithet means resembling the genus Glyptostrobus. Bizzarger is actually Metasequoia glyptostroboides Bizzarger. Briefly started growing in the spring but a late freeze killed it.This bizarre, extremely rare, semi-dwarf dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Bizzarger') cultivar was found as a seedling in a flat of grafting understock in the early 2000s by Bill Barger of Wadsworth, Ohio. Genus name comes from the Greek words metra meaning with, after, sharing, or changed in nature and Sequoia to which it is related and to which fossil specimens were first referred. Declared officially dead on June 16, 2020. The twigs, needles and cone scales are in opposite pairs. Trees are monoecious, producing oval, light brown female cones (3/4” long) and pendant globose male cones (1/2” long). Foliage emerges light green in spring, matures to deep green in summer and turns red-bronze in fall. It features linear, feathery, fern-like foliage that is soft to the touch. Bark on mature trees is often deeply fissured. ![]() As the tree matures, the trunk broadens at the base and develops attractive and sometimes elaborate fluting. Seedlings grown therefrom were planted in front of the Lehmann Building at MBG in 1952 where they have now developed into large mature trees (70’+ tall). Seeds collected from the original site were made available to the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1947. However, it was not until 1941 that it was first discovered growing in the wild near the town of Modaoqi, China by Chinese forester, T. ![]() ![]() occidentalis, dated to about 90 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period are known throughout the middle and high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. From fossil records, dawn redwood is known to have existed as many as 50,000,000 years ago. Fossil representatives of the genus Metasequoia such as M. Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu et Cheng (dawn redwood), a known relict living fossil, is listed as a Class I rare and endangered tree in China. It is related to and closely resembles bald cypress ( Taxodium) and redwood ( Sequoia). It features an upright, narrowly conical form that enhances many landscapes. Metasequoia glyptostroboides, commonly called dawn redwood, is a deciduous, coniferous tree that grows in a conical shape to 100’ tall. A sight to behold, Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood) is a large deciduous coniferous tree of great beauty. ![]()
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