Metasequoia glyptostroboidesDawn redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides is a large deciduous conifer that can reach approximately 25 to 35 metres in height. It grows fast, with a crown that is narrow and pyramidal at first and becomes progressively broader without losing the clarity of its central axis.
The foliage is made up of soft, flattened linear leaves, arranged in two rows on small opposite branchlets. In spring and summer, the crown has a light green tone and a fine, light and luminous texture.
In autumn, the leaves turn to shades of brownish yellow, bronze and copper before falling together with the small branchlets that carry them. This characteristic sets it apart from most conifers and produces a particularly expressive seasonal transformation.
The reddish-brown bark peels in vertical strips and becomes more deeply furrowed with age. The base of the trunk often develops pronounced fluting and buttresses, giving mature specimens a sculptural presence even in winter.
It grows best in full sun and in deep, fertile, permanently moist soils. It adapts particularly well to damp ground and to sites close to lakes or watercourses, and needs enough space to express its architecture and size in full.
It is suited to large gardens, parks, extensive properties, water margins and avenue plantings of strong scale. Mature specimens from Diaplant immediately bring a well-defined vertical structure, an expressive trunk and a volume of foliage capable of producing an autumn transformation of great impact.