The Dawn Redwood
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Dawn Redwood by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 15 Nov 2018
This magnificent specimen is a Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) and was planted here after WWII when the area was very much part of the Long Ashton Research Station. The genus carries a little history in that it was 'discovered' in China and was declared to be that of a living species that was identical to fossils found from over 100 million years ago!
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