There are three species that can technically be called a “redwood,” and we have all three of them at the Arboretum: the coast redwood ( Sequoia sempervirens), the giant sequoia or Sierra redwood ( Sequoiadendron giganteum) and the dawn redwood ( Metasequoia glyptostroboides). Their thick bark can hold large quantities of water, which makes the trees fire resistant. Redwood trees are suitably named for their reddish-brown colored bark and inner heartwood and are also known for producing wood that is largely resistant to fungal diseases and decay. But, what is a redwood exactly?Īlong the Redwood Trail at Hoyt Arboretum Redwood trees are iconic in western North America for their massive trunks (remember those old photos of cars driving through redwood tree trunks?) and for being giant towering trees. Most of them are located in the area immediately surrounding the Redwood Deck. Of three redwoods planted in 1981, the dawn redwood is the smallest, seldom exceeding a height of 140 feet and a diameter of six feet.Does Hoyt Arboretum have redwood trees? We sure do! Hoyt Arboretum is home to three different redwood species, that number about 70 individual trees (including a few cultivars). Rare among conifers, the dawn redwood is deciduous. On a sign at the rest stop: A distant relative of the coast redwood, the dawn redwood was thought to be extinct until living specimens were discovered in an isolated part of China in 1944.Metasequoia glyptostroboides description by Thomas H. Dunstable Rural Land Trust, Dunstable, Massachusetts.Metasequoia glyptostroboides at Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum Metasequoia glyptostroboides at Oregon State University Metasequoia glyptostroboides on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants Metasequoia glyptostroboides at the Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Metasequoia glyptostroboides at the University of Connecticut Plant Database Metasequoia glyptostroboides on Wikipedia Metasequoia glyptostroboides on (under?) Monumental Trees Small branchlets 3" (7.6 cm) long, with needle-like leaves about ⅜" (1.2 cm) long and ¹/₁₆" (1.6 mm) wide.īark, up to 3' (91 cm) thick at the bottom of the tree, is fibrous and furrowed.īark reddish brown when young, becoming fissured an gray. Photos of mature sun-illuminated foliage (left) and shade foliage. Needles ¹/₃₂-1" (1-30 mm) long, in a branching configuration or in opposite pairs. Up to 148' (45 m) high, up to 6½' (2 m) in diameter. Up to 377' (115 m) tall, living up to 2,200 years. Needle-like leaves, each about ⅜" (1.2 cm) long and ¹/₁₆" (1.6 mm) wide. Small branchlets about 3" (7.5 cm) long consist of many This tree is deciduous, while the other two varieties of redwood are evergreens. The other photos here are of a robust tree planted about 30 years ago at a friend’s home in MA. Planted in 1981, not far from Redwood National and State Parks. The rather unhappy-looking specimen in photo 9 was It was believed extinct until living specimens were discovered It is the only member of genus Metasequoia, and one of Gymnosperms such as cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yewsĬone-bearing plants: cedar, cypress, fir, juniper, larch, pine, redwood, spruce, yew, and othersĬypres family, including junipers and redwoodsĭawn redwood is native to China. Vascular plants-plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrientsĬonifers-cone-bearing trees (and a few shrubs) Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn redwood)
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