Most loved for being a deciduous conifer, with soft fern like foliage that turns pink gold in autumn and drops, on a narrow pyramidal frame and fluted red brown trunk.
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides is a deciduous conifer, which is a rare thing. It carries soft fern like foliage through spring and summer in a bright fresh green, turns pink gold and rust through autumn, then drops the lot and stands bare over winter on a straight fluted trunk.
It is fast. In deep rich soil it puts on around 1.2 metres a year, reaching about 25 metres tall with a 6 metre canopy. The form is a clean pyramid, narrow for the height, with red brown fibrous bark and small pendulous cones.
Unlike most conifers it does not mind damp ground. Deep, moist, slightly acidic soil is where it performs best, and it will take a low spot or a creek line that would kill a pine or a cypress. Full sun, and regular water while it establishes.
This is a tree for scale and for time. Parks, rural properties, large gardens, dam edges, driveway avenues and wide street planting. It was known only from fossils until living stands were found in central China in the 1940s, which is where the common name comes from.
About Dawn Redwood
Around 25 metres tall with a canopy about 6 metres across. It is tall for its width, which is part of why it works in avenues and along driveways where a broad spreading tree would not fit. Allow room for the height and for an extensive root zone.
Yes. Dawn Redwood is one of a small handful of deciduous conifers, along with the larches and the swamp cypress. The soft needles colour up and fall every autumn and the tree stands bare through winter, then flushes fresh green again in spring.
Fast in good conditions, around 1.2 metres a year in deep rich soil with regular moisture. On poorer or drier ground it slows considerably, so soil preparation and watering through the first few years make a real difference to how quickly it gets away.
The fern like foliage turns pink gold through rust and copper before dropping. It is a warmer, softer colour than a maple or a liquidambar, and the fine texture of the foliage gives the whole canopy a glow rather than a block of colour.
Better than almost any other conifer. It wants moisture and tolerates damp, low lying ground and creek and dam edges that would kill a pine or cypress. It is not a swamp plant and still wants the soil to drain eventually, but a wet corner of a property is a reasonable home for one.
Deep, moist, slightly acidic soil gives the fastest growth and the best colour. It will grow in neutral soil. Shallow, dry or strongly alkaline ground is where it struggles, and in those conditions growth is much slower than the figures quoted.
Yes, frost hardy. It handles cold winters well and suits Victoria, the ACT, Tasmania, inland NSW and the Adelaide Hills. Cold autumns also sharpen the colour.
It was described from fossil records and believed extinct, until living trees were found in central China in the 1940s. Seed was distributed worldwide from that one discovery, so nearly every Dawn Redwood planted today traces back to those stands.
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides is a deciduous conifer, which is a rare thing. It carries soft fern like foliage through spring and summer in a bright fresh green, turns pink gold and rust through autumn, then drops the lot and stands bare over winter on a straight fluted trunk.
It is fast. In deep rich soil it puts on around 1.2 metres a year, reaching about 25 metres tall with a 6 metre canopy. The form is a clean pyramid, narrow for the height, with red brown fibrous bark and small pendulous cones.
Unlike most conifers it does not mind damp ground. Deep, moist, slightly acidic soil is where it performs best, and it will take a low spot or a creek line that would kill a pine or a cypress. Full sun, and regular water while it establishes.
This is a tree for scale and for time. Parks, rural properties, large gardens, dam edges, driveway avenues and wide street planting. It was known only from fossils until living stands were found in central China in the 1940s, which is where the common name comes from.
About Dawn Redwood
Around 25 metres tall with a canopy about 6 metres across. It is tall for its width, which is part of why it works in avenues and along driveways where a broad spreading tree would not fit. Allow room for the height and for an extensive root zone.
Yes. Dawn Redwood is one of a small handful of deciduous conifers, along with the larches and the swamp cypress. The soft needles colour up and fall every autumn and the tree stands bare through winter, then flushes fresh green again in spring.
Fast in good conditions, around 1.2 metres a year in deep rich soil with regular moisture. On poorer or drier ground it slows considerably, so soil preparation and watering through the first few years make a real difference to how quickly it gets away.
The fern like foliage turns pink gold through rust and copper before dropping. It is a warmer, softer colour than a maple or a liquidambar, and the fine texture of the foliage gives the whole canopy a glow rather than a block of colour.
Better than almost any other conifer. It wants moisture and tolerates damp, low lying ground and creek and dam edges that would kill a pine or cypress. It is not a swamp plant and still wants the soil to drain eventually, but a wet corner of a property is a reasonable home for one.
Deep, moist, slightly acidic soil gives the fastest growth and the best colour. It will grow in neutral soil. Shallow, dry or strongly alkaline ground is where it struggles, and in those conditions growth is much slower than the figures quoted.
Yes, frost hardy. It handles cold winters well and suits Victoria, the ACT, Tasmania, inland NSW and the Adelaide Hills. Cold autumns also sharpen the colour.
It was described from fossil records and believed extinct, until living trees were found in central China in the 1940s. Seed was distributed worldwide from that one discovery, so nearly every Dawn Redwood planted today traces back to those stands.
Deciduous (Defoliates throughout colder months)
Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood is expected to grow Up to 1.2m per year in deep rich soil (fast) (approx.).
Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood works in an:
Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood is an Deciduous (Defoliates throughout colder months) Tree
Mature Height: Up to 25m (approx.)
Mature Width: 6m (approx.)
Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood is expected to grow Up to 1.2m per year in deep rich soil (fast) (approx.).
Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood is expected to grow Up to 1.2m per year in deep rich soil (fast) (approx.).
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Is Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood frost tolerant?
Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood is Frost Hardy – Survives heavy and frequent frost without damage.
Dawn Redwood is a conifer and does not flower. It carries small cylindrical pendulous cones instead, which hang below the branches and are easy to miss from the ground. The seasonal interest comes from the foliage, which flushes bright green in spring and turns pink gold through autumn before falling.
Does Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood flower?
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood is Native to Central China, where small wild stands survive in moist valleys of Hubei and Hunan. Known only from fossils until living trees were found in the 1940s.
The dense summer canopy gives small birds shelter and nesting structure, and the fibrous bark and deadwood support insects as the tree matures. Planted along a creek line or dam edge it adds useful vertical habitat where most conifers would not survive the moisture.
Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood will thrive best in:
Metasequoia glyptostroboides performs best in deep, moist, slightly acidic loam, and it tolerates damp low lying ground far better than most conifers. Neutral soils are fine. Shallow, dry or strongly alkaline ground slows it considerably, and growth will fall well short of the figures quoted for rich sites.
Is Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood Drought tolerant?
Dawn Redwood is not a drought tree. It wants consistent moisture and grows fastest where water is reliable, which is why it suits low lying ground, creek lines and dam edges. Water deeply and regularly through the first three summers, and keep supporting it in extended dry spells rather than letting it go hard dry.
Around 25 metres tall with a canopy about 6 metres across. Tall for its width, which suits avenues and driveways.
Yes. It is one of a small group of deciduous conifers. The soft needles colour and fall every autumn, then flush fresh green in spring.
Up to 1.2 metres a year in deep rich soil with reliable moisture. Much slower on poor or dry ground.
Pink gold through rust and copper before the foliage drops.
Better than almost any other conifer. It suits low lying ground, creek lines and dam edges, though it is not a swamp plant.
Yes, frost hardy. It suits Victoria, the ACT, Tasmania, inland NSW and the Adelaide Hills, and cold autumns sharpen the colour.
It was described from fossils and thought extinct until living trees were found in central China in the 1940s.
Photographs are not to scale. Heights are approximate and vary between individual trees.
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Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Balls' is Star Jasmine grown and clipped into a dense evergreen sphere. The small glossy leaves sit tight on a woody framework, holding a clean rounded outline year round. White pinwheel flowers open in spring and carry a strong sweet scent right across a courtyard.
Ball specimens hold at about 1 to 1.5 metres tall and wide with light clipping. Full sun to part shade suits them, in any free draining soil. Growth is slow to moderate at 30 to 50 centimetres a year. They handle coastal exposure, light frost and dry spells once the roots are down.
Repeat them along a driveway, either side of an entry, or in pots on a terrace where a formal shape is wanted straight away. They read as structure in a planting scheme without the height of a hedge, and because the form is already trained, a new garden looks settled from the day it goes in.
About Star Jasmine Balls
They are Trachelospermum jasminoides, the common Star Jasmine, grown and clipped into a dense evergreen sphere on a woody framework. Instead of climbing, the plant is trained into a self supporting rounded shape. The foliage is small, glossy and dark green, and the plant carries scented white flowers through spring.
They hold at roughly 1 to 1.5 metres tall and 1 to 1.5 metres wide. Growth is slow to moderate at 30 to 50 centimetres a year, so a light clip once or twice a year keeps the ball tight at whatever size within that range suits the setting.
Full sun to part shade both work. Full sun gives the densest foliage and the heaviest flowering, while part shade produces slightly softer, more open growth and fewer flowers. Avoid deep shade, where the ball thins out and loses its outline. Morning sun with afternoon protection suits hot inland gardens.
Yes, and pots are one of the main uses. A container 50 to 60 centimetres wide with a quality free draining mix will hold a ball for years. Water more often than you would in the ground, especially in summer, and feed in spring and again in late summer. Refresh the mix every few years.
Yes, the foliage is held year round. The glossy dark green leaves take on a bronze tinge in cold weather and green up again in spring, but the plant never goes bare. That is what makes it useful as permanent structure in a scheme, particularly in winter once perennials have died back.
Flowering runs through spring, roughly September to November, and often carries into early summer in warmer districts. The white pinwheel flowers are small but produced in quantity, and the scent is strong on still evenings. Flowering is heaviest on plants in full sun that were not clipped hard just before bud set.
Clip lightly with hedging shears once after flowering and again in late summer if needed, taking only the new growth to keep the outline crisp. Water deeply in dry weather, mulch the base, and feed in early spring. The sap is milky and can irritate skin, so wear gloves when trimming.
Westringia fruticosa, Coastal Rosemary, is an Australian native evergreen shrub from the headlands and dunes of the east coast. It builds a dense rounded bush of fine grey green leaves held in whorls, with small white to pale lilac flowers. Despite the common name it is not the culinary herb.
Mature plants sit at 1.5 to 2 metres tall and 1.5 to 2 metres wide, growing 30 to 60 centimetres a year, and they clip smaller without complaint. Full sun to part shade and sharp drainage are the requirements. Salt wind, sandy soil, drought and light to moderate frost are all handled.
It is a standard on coastal projects, road verges, council garden beds and exposed banks that need erosion cover. Plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart for an informal screen, or 80 centimetres for a clipped hedge. A single plant fills a 40 to 50 centimetre pot on a courtyard or balcony.
About Coastal Rosemary
Westringia fruticosa is an Australian native evergreen shrub from the headlands and dunes of the east coast. It forms a dense rounded bush of fine grey green leaves held in whorls, with small white to pale lilac flowers. Despite the common name it is not culinary rosemary and is not used in cooking.
Mature plants reach 1.5 to 2 metres tall and 1.5 to 2 metres wide. It clips readily to smaller dimensions and is often maintained at around a metre as a hedge or a low mound. Growth is moderate, roughly 30 to 60 centimetres a year, so it holds a trimmed shape well.
It is one of the best shrubs available for exposed coastal work. It grows naturally on sea cliffs and copes with salt laden wind, sand and reflected heat. It is used constantly on beachfront reserves, dune stabilisation projects and seaside gardens where little else holds a tidy shape.
The main flush is spring and summer, roughly September through February, with scattered flowering at other times of the year in mild districts. The flowers are small, white to pale lilac and sit among the foliage rather than above it. Clipped hedges flower less than plants left to grow informally.
Space plants 80 centimetres apart for a tight formal hedge, or 1 to 1.5 metres apart for a dense informal screen. On banks and batters used for erosion cover, 1 metre in a staggered grid gives full ground coverage within about two growing seasons.
Yes. A pot 40 to 50 centimetres wide suits a single plant for a courtyard, entry or balcony. Use a free draining mix, because the roots will not tolerate sitting wet. Container plants need watering more often than those in the ground, plus a light trim to hold their shape.
Trim lightly two or three times a year, taking the soft new growth and avoiding cuts into bare old wood, which reshoots poorly. Water through the first summer, then only in extended dry spells. On most soils it needs no feeding at all, and it resents heavy watering and poor drainage.
Westringia 'Wynyabbie Blue' is a hardy Australian native shrub grown for its lilac blue flowers, which are larger and more freely carried than those of the common white forms. Narrow grey green leaves sit in neat whorls on a dense rounded frame that holds its shape through the year.
Expect 1.5 to 2 metres in height and width at maturity, at 30 to 60 centimetres a year. Full sun brings the heaviest flowering, though part shade is accepted. Drainage matters above everything else, after which it takes salt wind, sandy or gravelly ground, drought and light to moderate frost.
Mass plantings on batters, median strips and coastal frontages are where it earns its keep, and it clips into a low hedge of about a metre without losing its flowering. Plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart for an informal screen. One plant fills a 40 to 50 centimetre pot neatly.
About Wynyabbie Blue Coastal Rosemary
Westringia 'Wynyabbie Blue' is a hardy Australian native shrub grown for its lilac blue flowers, which are larger and more freely carried than those of the common white forms. Narrow grey green leaves sit in neat whorls on a dense rounded frame. It is evergreen and holds its structure all year.
It reaches 1.5 to 2 metres tall and 1.5 to 2 metres wide at maturity, growing 30 to 60 centimetres a year. It clips comfortably to around a metre if you want a lower hedge, and it will hold that height indefinitely given two or three light trims a year.
From spring right through autumn, roughly September to May, with sporadic flowers in winter in mild districts. The lilac blue flowers open in flushes rather than all at once, so there is usually some colour on the plant. Flowering is heaviest in full sun on lean, well drained soil.
Yes. Once the roots are established it needs very little water and copes with extended dry periods, which is why it is used on unirrigated median strips and road verges. Drainage matters more than watering, since the plant will die in soggy ground long before it dies of thirst.
It is. Salt laden wind, sandy soils and reflected heat are all handled, and it is planted routinely on foreshore reserves and beachside gardens. In very exposed frontal positions the plant stays lower and denser than it would inland, which generally suits the situation anyway.
Use 80 centimetres between plants for a clipped formal hedge, or 1 to 1.5 metres for a dense informal screen. For mass planting on banks and median strips, 1 metre in a staggered pattern gives full coverage within about two growing seasons and shades out most weeds.
Trim lightly after each flowering flush, taking soft growth only. Cutting back into bare old wood leaves gaps that will not fill in, so stay on top of it rather than letting it get away. Water through the first summer, then rarely. Avoid rich soils and heavy fertiliser.
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides is a deciduous conifer, which is a rare thing. It carries soft fern like foliage through spring and summer in a bright fresh green, turns pink gold and rust through autumn, then drops the lot and stands bare over winter on a straight fluted trunk.
It is fast. In deep rich soil it puts on around 1.2 metres a year, reaching about 25 metres tall with a 6 metre canopy. The form is a clean pyramid, narrow for the height, with red brown fibrous bark and small pendulous cones.
Unlike most conifers it does not mind damp ground. Deep, moist, slightly acidic soil is where it performs best, and it will take a low spot or a creek line that would kill a pine or a cypress. Full sun, and regular water while it establishes.
This is a tree for scale and for time. Parks, rural properties, large gardens, dam edges, driveway avenues and wide street planting. It was known only from fossils until living stands were found in central China in the 1940s, which is where the common name comes from.
About Dawn Redwood
Around 25 metres tall with a canopy about 6 metres across. It is tall for its width, which is part of why it works in avenues and along driveways where a broad spreading tree would not fit. Allow room for the height and for an extensive root zone.
Yes. Dawn Redwood is one of a small handful of deciduous conifers, along with the larches and the swamp cypress. The soft needles colour up and fall every autumn and the tree stands bare through winter, then flushes fresh green again in spring.
Fast in good conditions, around 1.2 metres a year in deep rich soil with regular moisture. On poorer or drier ground it slows considerably, so soil preparation and watering through the first few years make a real difference to how quickly it gets away.
The fern like foliage turns pink gold through rust and copper before dropping. It is a warmer, softer colour than a maple or a liquidambar, and the fine texture of the foliage gives the whole canopy a glow rather than a block of colour.
Better than almost any other conifer. It wants moisture and tolerates damp, low lying ground and creek and dam edges that would kill a pine or cypress. It is not a swamp plant and still wants the soil to drain eventually, but a wet corner of a property is a reasonable home for one.
Deep, moist, slightly acidic soil gives the fastest growth and the best colour. It will grow in neutral soil. Shallow, dry or strongly alkaline ground is where it struggles, and in those conditions growth is much slower than the figures quoted.
Yes, frost hardy. It handles cold winters well and suits Victoria, the ACT, Tasmania, inland NSW and the Adelaide Hills. Cold autumns also sharpen the colour.
It was described from fossil records and believed extinct, until living trees were found in central China in the 1940s. Seed was distributed worldwide from that one discovery, so nearly every Dawn Redwood planted today traces back to those stands.
