Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia Glyptostroboides) - Northampton, MA - Exceptional Trees on Waymarking.com

Smith Garden has an extensive collection of plants in its botanic garden. This Dawn Redwood is located on the lawn just east of the Lanning Fountain.

This majestic tree with fernlike leaves was thought to be extinct until Chinese botanists discovered a small grove in China’s Szechwan Province in 1941. This tree was planted, in 1948, from seeds collected from those trees in China. It is recognized by the National Arborist Association as worthy of preservation and as one of the largest Dawn Redwood tree New England. It was relocated to its current site in 1964.

A sign next to the tree is inscribed:

METASEQUOIA
DAWN REDWOOD
APRIL 1972

THE NATIONAL
ARBORIST ASSOCIATION
RECOGNIZES THIS TREE
AND COMMENDS
THOSE WHO HAD THE
VISION AND FORESIGHT
TO PRESERVE IT

NATIONAL ARBORIST ASSOCIATION

Data from the Massachusetts Legacy Trees Database. Link

Species: Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Common Name: Dawn redwood
Public Location: Smith College
City: Northampton
County: Hampshire
Date Measured: 09/27/2017
Circumference: 218.40
Height: 102.70
Spread: 56.00
Champion Points: 335.10

Genus/Species: Metasequoia glyptostroboides Height: 102 Girth: 218 Method of obtaining height: Reliable source Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source Location type: Private property Age: 74 Website reference: [Web Link] Walk time: 2 Historical significance: Not listed Planter: Not listed Parking coordinates: Not Listed Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed

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