Although many think of it as coniferous, Dawn Redwood is in fact a deciduous tree and looses its leaves in the winter. The plant that I found was a gift to a city as it had a small sign near the roots stating what plant it is and who gave it. The tree has flat linear, feathery, fern-like, green foliage that turns red-bronze and yellow in autumn. It does not have flowers and cones of ornamental value. The tree on the photographs looks young therefore its bark is still brown and not too cracked, however the older trees have bark that turn into deep red-bronze colour.
It is native to Lichuan county in the Hubei province of China (Central and Western China) where it grows up to 61m, however when not in its preferred habitat, it grows up to 25m. This species looked to be relatively healthy, I found it growing in Moston, Manchester, in a church garden where it had plenty of space to cover and the soil was well drained so it gave the tree good conditions to grow.
it is and who gave it
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