Dawn Redwood Tree - Metasequioia - Living Fossil - 4" Pot

Metasequoia is a genus of one species of deciduous, monoecious, coniferous tree from valley forests of Central China. Metasequoia had been described from fossils by the Japanese but was believed to have been extinct until a small grove was discovered growing in Central China in 1941. Seeds were then introduced to the rest of the world where the Metasequoia tree has spread rapidly through cuttings.

• A living fossel, discovered in China in 1941
• Believed to be extinct
• Makes a great bonsai
• Proper name: Metasequoia glyptostrobides
• Immediate shipping. Shipped dormant in the winter