Metasequoia Ogon
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Gold Rush' (Dawn Redwood) is a large deciduous coniferous tree of great beauty. It features an upright, narrowly conical form that enhances many landscapes. Unlike most cone-bearing trees, it loses its foliage each winter. Gold Rush Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Ogon') in Search Our Extensive Plant Database Plant-O-Pedia Illinois IL at Hoerr Nursery Expert Advice, Plants, And Plant Knowledge You Won’t Find At The Big Box Stores! COVID-19: WE REQUIRE THE USE OF MASKS IN STORE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. 'Gold Rush' - bright yellow foliage in spring and retains much of the color throughout the summer 'Miss Grace' - more or less ground sprawling, but if staked, a small tree with weeping branches State Fossil of Oregon: The Oregon legislature designated the Metasequoia as the official state fossil in 2005.
Gold Rush Tree
Gold Rush Dawn Redwood
Height: 50 feet
Spread: 25 feet
Sunlight: full sun
Hardiness Zone: 5a
Description:
An interesting deciduous conifer variety with a very delicate, ferny appearance and a pyramidal form; shaggy, attractive reddish bark; breathtaking yellow-chartreuse foliage changes to a deep golden fall color, makes a stunning color accent tree
Ornamental Features
Gold Rush Dawn Redwood has attractive chartreuse foliage which emerges yellow in spring. The ferny bipinnately compound leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding gold in the fall. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant. The peeling indian red bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.
Landscape Attributes
Gold Rush Dawn Redwood is an open deciduous tree with a strong central leader and a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.
This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Gold Rush Dawn Redwood is recommended for the following landscape applications;
Accent
Shade
Vertical Accent
Planting & Growing
Gold Rush Dawn Redwood will grow to be about 50 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 25 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live to a ripe old age of 100 years or more; think of this as a heritage tree for future generations!
This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It is quite adaptable, prefering to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.