

The trunk flutes with age and has attractive orange and brown textured bark.ĭawn redwood trees are hardy in zones 4 to 8, offering a wide range of locations across the country to grow this beautiful specimen. The light green, finely cut foliage turns darker green in summer and golden colored in fall. However, because of its size, it needs plenty of room to spread. Dawn redwood grow in wet, clay soils and tolerate air pollution, making it a good park tree in cities. Mature trees have the look of the giant sequoia, but are hardier. Like the tamarack, it’s a conifer, but drops its needles in fall. This magnificent tree dates back to the dinosaur age and was thought to be extinct until discovered in China in the 1940s. Tolerates clay soil, wet soil air pollution, deer resistant Grown mostly for its large stature, fall yellow needle color and interesting colored bark
