Dawn Redwood
metasequoia glyptostroboides

Address: 1251 Peralta
District: Niles
Shinn Historic Park
Origin: Asia
Type: conifer
Leaf: deciduous
Comments:
Deciduous conifer, native to China. The soft light-green flat needles appear in spring and turn yellow-brown before falling in autumn. This specimen was planted Arbor Day, 1965.
More info on Dawn Redwood here and here too.

Illustration by Phillip Eaker

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