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The AMBER GLOW™ Dawn Redwood is a pyramidal tree with a strong central stem supporting tiers of near-horizontal side branches. Growing the AMBER GLOW™ Dawn Redwood Size and Appearance

It has a beautiful conical form and it is one the very best specimen evergreens you can grow – and a living piece of the history of our amazing planet. This is not some slow-growing, fussy plant, but a vigorous tree that will likely be 20 feet tall within a decade, and continue to grow taller. It has splendid glowing golden foliage in spring, holding well through summer, and then in fall it turns delicious shades of soft oranges, giving out a wonderful amber glow. There have been very few varieties developed of this plant, but the AMBER GLOW™ Dawn Redwood is certainly one of the very best. 70 years later it doesn’t cause Twitter Storms anymore, but it remains one of the most beautiful conifers you can grow, and one of the very few that is deciduous. That was in 1947, and this rediscovery caused a media sensation, making this one of the most famous trees around. That was before Chinese botanists re-discovered it, and the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University brought it to America. The Dawn Redwood was once thought to have been extinct for 20 million years. Prune in early spring to maintain a narrow form as needed. It doesn’t have problems with pests or diseases, and it’s normally ignored by deer. It grows in ordinary to wet soils, preferring richer, moist soils for the best growth.

Vigorous tree that will soon become a garden highlightįull sun will bring out the best colors in the AMBER GLOW™ Dawn Redwood, and those golds won’t scorch in the summer sun.

New spring growth is golden yellow, holding through summer.

Graceful and strong-growing pyramidal specimen tree.

Plant it on a large lawn, in the corner of your yard, along a boundary or edging water. It can be pruned too, to keep it smaller if needed. This tree grows vigorously, reaching 20 feet within a decade, forming a slender pyramid, growing to 35 feet or more in a relatively short time. In fall they turn beautiful shades of amber orange. It forms an upright specimen with a central trunk, and the needles are golden yellow in spring and through summer. The AMBER GLOW™ Dawn Redwood is a beautiful deciduous conifer that will quickly become an amazing specimen in your garden. We've gotta protect good ole' Mother Nature, after all. While we wish we could serve everyone, it's for the safety of native species and helps prevent the spread of invasive disease & pests.

The short & sweet answer is: "United States Department of Agriculture Restrictions." Every state has their own unique USDA restrictions on which plants they allow to come into their state. You will receive email notifications along the way on the progress of your order, as well as tracking information to track your plants all the way to their new home! Why are some states excluded from shipping? Orders typically ship out within 2 business days. How does the delivery process work?Īll of our orders ship via FedEx Ground! Once your order is placed online, our magic elves get right to work picking, staging, boxing and shipping your trees. You'll find we carry young 1-gallons, up to more mature 7-gallons ranging anywhere from 6 inches to 6ft. While the industry-standard terminology is to call the sizes "Gallon Containers", that doesn't exactly translate to the traditional liquid "gallon" size we think of. Nursery containers come in a variety of different sizes, and old-school nursery slang has stuck.

All tree, and nothin' but the tree! We measure from the top of the soil to the top of the tree the height of the container or the root system is never included in our measurements.