Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Sheridan Spire'
Sheridan Spire Dawn Redwood

Family:

Cupressaceae (Cypress Family) 102

Genus:

Metasequoia (Dawn Redwood Redwood, Dawn) 2

Plant Type:

Tree 579

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 497

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 807

Foliage:

Green (Lustrous bright green soft needles in the summer); Orange (Fall color can be an excellent orange-brown to red-brown)

Fruit:

Brown (Round cones beginning green and maturing brown)

Ultimate Height:

60 feet

Ultimate Spread:

20 feet

Light Requirements:

Soil:

Widely adapted to soils; tolerates extended flooding

Range:

Cultivated origin

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Pinnately compound leaves are comparable to those of Taxodium distichum, except oppositely arranged with leaflets placed opposite, with rounded tips, and a distinct groove on top (adaxial). Also has "arm-pit" like depressions below branches that distinguish it from Taxodium distichum.

Special Characteristics:

Wet Soil Tolerant 105

Additional Information

'Sheridan Spire' is more narrow and upright than the straight species. Metasequoia glyptostroboides is more tolerant of different sites than Taxodium distichum (Common Baldcypress). Prefers moist sites and can grow in water. Japanese beetles will feed on foliage. Does not like chalky soils with high pH.