Family: Taxodiaceae
Scientific Name: Metasequoia glyptostroboides Ogdon
Common Name: Ogodon Metasequoia, Ogon Dawn Redwood, Gold Rush Dawn Redwood
Description | A Metasequoia cultivar having bright yellow to golden yellow colored needles in the spring . |
Pronunciation | (met-a-se-KWOY-ah)(glip-to-stro-BOY-dez) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Coniferous |
Hardiness Zone | 5 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average, prefers moist |
Soil & Site | average, prefers moist, well drained |
Flowers | monoecious |
Fruit | pendulous cones |
Leaves | needles, flat, opposite, flat, new growth bright yellow in the spring, orange-brown, deciduous needled tree |
Cultivar Origin | Cultivar originated in Japan. |
Misc Facts | Genus name from Greek "meta" to change and "sequia" related to Redwood. Species Ogdon means gold in Japanese. |
Author's Notes | In the spring the bright yellow color is a knock out feature in the landscape. |
Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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