6141 Sunset Lake Road, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
919-552-8286
sales@adcocksnursery.com
919-552-8286
sales@adcocksnursery.com
Amber Glow™ Dawn Redwood grows to about 30-35' in height by 20-25' spread. The feathery, needle-like foliage emerges yellow tinged with burgundy in spring. Amber Glow keeps its yellow foliage through the heat of the summer. The fall color is yellow-orange. Pyramidal growth habit. Full sun, part shade. And, if you look carefully, you can see lips on the dried cones.
Photo Credit: Denchfield Nursery; National Gardening Association
Being a 50 million-year-old living fossil, Dawn Redwood is truly the king of the forest. Discovered growing wild in the deep woods of China in the 1940’s, this close relative of Taxodium (Bald Cypress) and Sequoia trees has a commanding pyramidal shape and can grow up to 100’ tall. It prefers moist, deep, and well-drained soil that is slightly acidic. Dawn Redwood makes a great specimen tree for any accommodating landscape. Give it full to part sun with a 25’ berth and it will reward with soft, fern-like foliage that turns a beautiful reddish bronze in the fall.