I am very interested in cloning these but have very unsuccessful at finding a set of good instructions. They have a very pleasant green salad taste, not bitter and a bit sweet and very tender. Yesterday I got curious and ate a handfull of the new leaves. I believe that these may be very special because both trees have produced a single 3 foot diameter trunk that splits into double trees at about 3 feet from the ground. I purchase two of thes plants about 6 years ago, from China. I would be curious to find their mineral/vitamin content. Rabbits know instinctively what they can eat. I found a comment from another reader that the new/young leaves of Sequoia Sempervirens are edible as well. They are very mild and quite tasty.almost sweet. One day I noticed my rabbit eating the leaves of the bottom branches. LEAVES ARE EDIBLE: I have a tree growing in my front yard now for at least 8-9 years.
This has been moved to the family Cupressaceae based on DNA tests,Īccording to the Wikipedia article about this tree. Metasequoia metasequoia cultivated varieties IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :įor a list of references used on this page please go here Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking. If available other names are mentioned hereĬountries where the plant has been found are listed here if the information is available Cuttings of mature wood, late autumn in a frame. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the cold frame for their first winter. Our new book to be released soon is Edible Shrubs. Book titles include Edible Plants, Edible Perennials, Edible Trees, and Woodland Gardening. Plants For A Future have a number of books available in paperback and digital form. Type a value in the Celsius field to convert the value to Fahrenheit: References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information Temperature Converter Special Features:Īttractive foliage, Not North American native, Inconspicuous flowers or blooms. This plant was only known from fossil records until it was discovered growing wild in China in 1941. New growth takes place from May to August. However, unless the tree is in a sheltered position and a moist soil the growth rate reduces dramatically once it is 6 metres tall. Growth can be very rapid when young with annual increases of 1 metre common. It grows best in south-eastern England and poorly in Scotland where it suffers from the lack of summer warmth. The fresh spring growth, however, is subject to damage by late frosts. A very hardy plant when dormant, tolerating temperatures down to about -30°c. Requires a sunny position but likes as much side shelter as possible. It is slow growing in dry soils or shallow chalk but grows rapidly in moist or wet soils. Succeeds in most soils and situations, even in shallow standing water. The leaves turn to lovely bronze then brown colour in autumn.Landscape Uses:Firewood, Pest tolerant, Specimen, Street tree. With their cinnamon coloured, exfoliating bark and deciduous nature this plant can be a real pearl of any garden.
Even the seedlings are very hardy and care-free. Dawn redwood trunks are remarkably straight and the tree grows in a tall, slender, pyramidal shape. If planted into a pot, they can live on the patio or it can be formed into a bonsai. This plant can grow 50-80 cm a year, finally reaching 25-30m in height with a 6-8m spread but if pruned, they can be used as a high hegde or even a small soliter tree in the garden.
Dawn redwood will thrive best in full sun and moist, deep, well drained soil, but it is drought tolerant. Dawn redwoods will not grow knees like Bald cypress, a tree that grows best in swampy conditions. They can be confused with Bald cypress but its leaves grow in an opposite arrangement, not in spiral. This population was only discovered in 1940, before this time, scientists believed the plant is extinct and was only known through fossil records. Dawn redwoods grow naturally in the remote province of Szechwan, China. Dawn Redwood is a living fossil, endangered in the wild. Metasequoia glyptostroboides is an unusual, deciduous conifer tree, but can be kept as a shrub or hedge.