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Is there a handy guide to tell them apart? I live in south Texas and we have a redwood tree in our backyard, which was planted by our previous owner when he mov
by ashgreat 3y ago
Is there a handy guide to tell them apart? I live in south Texas and we have a redwood tree in our backyard, which was planted by our previous owner when he moved here from California. I have no idea which type of redwood it is. It is not Texas redwood, though.
- joecool1029 3y agoIt might be a dawn redwood (metasequoia), we have them in NJ and they do really well here. They are originally from some random valley in China and were thought to be extinct to westerners (only showing in fossil record) until 1940's or so.
- ashgreat 3y agoThanks. I googled it but doesn't look the same.
- pvaldes 3y agoNot difficult seeing the leaves and cones. Take some photos.
- daveslash 3y agoThe quickest way for most is to look at the leaves/needles. Coast Redwood needles look more like a fir tree - flat and extending from a central spine. Coast Redwood cones are about the size of a small marble, about the diameter of a fingernail. Giant Sequoia needles look more like cypress or juniper - strings/ropes of needles. Giant Sequoia cones are about the size a large chicken egg yolk. Dawn Redwoods are native to China, previously thought extinct and only recently (1940s?) discovered to be living. Their leaves look more similar to Coast Redwood. I have no idea how common they are in cultivation/landscaping. Forgive the hotlink...to an image [0]. Image Source [1] [0] https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/sites/plantid7/files/plantimage/se-se-gi2.jpg https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/sites/plantid7/files... [1] https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/sequoia-sempervirens https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/sequoia-sempe...