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Dawn Redwood thumb/text

Dawn Redwood full

Size:	70-100' x 25'
Culture:	Easy to transplant; performs best in moist, deep, well-drained, slightly acidic soils; is not well adapted to chalky soils, although appears more tolerant than Taxodium distichum; full sun; may grow late into summer and early fall and could be damaged by an early frost.
Description:	Deciduous conifer with feathery pyramidal growth habit and a strong central leader. Leaves have comb-like appearance that are bright green in spring changing to red/orange/brown in fall.
Special Characteristics:	Reddish brown bark when young, becoming darker, fissured and exfoliating in long narrow strips; directly below branch attachments to central leader are armpit-like depressions which serve as a good identification feature between this and Taxodium distichum.