Is Dawn Redwood deer resistant?
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Plant typeTreeHardinessZones 4–8LightFull sun
Mature height744–1200 in
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Dawn Redwood
A deciduous conifer known only from fossils until living trees were found in China in the 1940s. Very fast, very large, and it wants moisture. Not a small-garden tree.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5 to 6.5
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- High
- Spacing
- 236 to 354 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Dawn Redwood
Other trees with the same deer rating.
- Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevisZones 4–8Seldom damaged
- American PlumPrunus americanaZones 3–9Seldom damaged
- Austrian PinePinus nigraZones 4–7Seldom damaged
- Chinese Fringe TreeChionanthus retususZones 5–9Seldom damaged
- Chinese Paper BirchBetula albosinensisZones 5–7Seldom damaged
- ChokecherryPrunus virginianaZones 2–6Seldom damaged
Where Dawn Redwood grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Dawn Redwood
- Is Dawn Redwood deer resistant?
- Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Dawn Redwood grow in?
- Dawn Redwood is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Dawn Redwood grow in shade?
- No. Dawn Redwood wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Dawn Redwood get?
- Mature height is roughly 744–1200 in. Growth rate is fast.