CATTON ARBORETUM

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Common name: Dawn Redwood

Year planted: 1995

Country of origin: South West China

Year introduced: Discovered 1941 and introduced to the west in 1948

Description: A deciduous Conifer. An attractive tree with light green feathery foliage that turns a rusty brown colour before falling in the Autumn. Will grow to about 20m in the UK with a fibrous reddish brown bark.

what3words: maddening.debater.entrusted
Tree number: 63
Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood)