Name: dawn redwood seeds/metasequoia seeds 1kg
Brand: Shanghai Touchhealthy seeds shop
SKU: T17
Price: 160.00 USD
Availability: InStock

dawn redwood seeds/metasequoia seeds 1kg

No.T17

High germination metasequoia dawn redwood seeds, Chinese native relict deciduous conifer, cold resistant, for landscape greening, riverbank protection and large-scale ecological afforestation.

$160.00

Description

Plump and full dawn redwood seeds maintain stable germination activity and strong vitality. Dawn redwood is a precious relict deciduous conifer unique to China, known as a well-known living fossil plant with extremely high botanical value, landscape value and ecological protection value. It has straight and tall trunk, layered neat conical crown, soft feathery bright green compound leaves in spring and summer, and turns gorgeous bronze orange in autumn before leaf falling, with outstanding seasonal ornamental effect.

This tree features excellent cold resistance, strong water and wet tolerance, and can adapt to moist riverbank soil and short-term ponding environment. Its developed root system can firmly fix riverbank and hillside soil to prevent soil erosion and collapse. Saplings grow fast, and young trees can bear mature seed cones after 6–9 years of growth. It is widely used for riverbank and wetland greening, barren mountain ecological restoration, roadside windbreak forest construction, park large specimen trees and courtyard high-grade landscape tree configuration. It prefers deep, loose, fertile slightly acidic loam soil. Long-term severe waterlogged low-lying land and hardened heavy clay soil should be avoided to prevent slow growth and root rot. Daily management is simple and low-cost, only need to guarantee full sunlight supply, timely drainage in rainy seasons and annual appropriate topdressing, which is a multi-functional tree integrating ecological protection, flood resistance and ornamental viewing.

Planting Instructions

Soil Preparation
Mix humus soil, fine river sand and decomposed organic fertilizer evenly to prepare loose breathable slightly acidic planting substrate. Adopt raised seedbeds for sowing to ensure rapid rainwater drainage and avoid excessive soil humidity. Alkaline sticky clay soil with poor air permeability is not suitable for seedling raising.
Seed Pre-treatment
Dawn redwood seeds have mild physiological dormancy. First screen out shriveled and empty seeds, soak qualified full seeds in normal temperature clean water for 24 hours to soften seed coat fully. Then carry out 30–60 days cold moist sand stratification under 2–5℃ low temperature environment. Sow in early spring when individual seeds crack and expose white radicles. Sufficient low-temperature treatment can greatly improve overall germination rate.
Sowing Method
Adopt strip sowing on seedbeds, lay seeds on the surface of moist substrate, cover ultra-thin fine soil less than 0.5cm on top, gently press the surface and water thoroughly once after sowing. After seedlings grow 3–4 groups of needle leaves, transplant them into nutrition bags for container cultivation, which effectively improve the survival rate of later field large-area transplanting.
Germination Condition
Keep the substrate slightly moist without standing water, the optimal germination temperature is 19℃–28℃. Concentrated seedling emergence will be finished within 25–45 days after sowing. Cover breathable plastic film before germination for heat and moisture preservation, open the film regularly for ventilation to reduce high-humidity seedling damping-off disease risk.
Daily Maintenance
Dawn redwood is an absolute full-sun positive tree, long-term shading will lead to slender saplings, slow growth and weak stress resistance. Water moderately in dry and hot summer, can keep slightly moist soil in normal growth period, drain all accumulated rainwater completely in continuous rainy weather to avoid root rot. Trim redundant messy lateral branches properly in growth season to cultivate straight sturdy main trunk and beautiful pyramidal crown. Apply diluted compound fertilizer once in spring and once in summer every year to accelerate sapling height and thickness growth.
Watering frequency: Water once every 4–6 days under long drought; reduce watering frequency in cool humid spring and autumn. The tree has good drought tolerance after root system is fully developed. Main common diseases and pests are leaf spot disease in high humidity and small leaf-eating insects, remove diseased leaves timely and use conventional low-toxicity protective drugs for prevention and control.

Specification

Plant Name: Dawn Redwood / Metasequoia
Botanical Name: Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Plant Type: Cold-resistant water-tolerant living fossil deciduous coniferous tree
Mature Height: 20–35 Meters
Fruiting Period: Seed cones mature in autumn, seedlings bear fruits in 6–9 years
Germination Temperature: 19–28℃
Growing Temperature: -30℃ ~ 35℃, strong frost resistance
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Soil: Deep loose well-drained slightly acidic loam soil, forbid long-term severe waterlogging
Planting Difficulty: Moderate
Core Features: Famous Chinese relict living fossil tree, beautiful autumn leaf color, super cold and water resistance, perfect for riverbank protection, wetland greening and large-scale ecological reforestation

FAQ

Q1: Can dawn redwood survive severe cold winter in northern regions?

A1: Yes, it has excellent cold hardiness and can safely overwinter outdoors in most northern temperate and frigid zones.

Q2: Is cold moist sand stratification necessary for seeds?

A2: Recommended operation. Although a small number of seeds can germinate naturally, low-temperature stratification can raise the germination rate significantly and grow stronger seedlings.

Q3: What is the most critical planting taboo?

A3: Long-term serious soil waterlogging will cause root rot and slow growth; alkaline soil will lead to leaf yellowing and poor development.

Q4: What are the main application scenarios of dawn redwood?

A4: Riverbank flood control and soil fixation, wetland greening, mountain ecological restoration, park large landscape trees and windbreak shelterbelts.

Q5: Is it friendly to novice growers?

A5: Suitable for patient beginners. The key points are pre-sowing cold stratification treatment, acidic well-drained seedbed and full sunlight growing environment.

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