Dawn Redwood - Public Garden - Boston, MA, USA
N 42° 21.303 W 071° 04.260
19T E 329437 N 4691275
This Dawn Redwood Tree is situated on the north side of the pond in the Boston Public Garden in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.
Waymark Code: WMHK1V
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2013
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I found a blog (
visit link) that had this to say about this Dawn Redwood:
"Recently had a chance to spend an afternoon with family in Boston Public Gardens. I recently read online that there was a Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) growing in the Public Gardens. I have lived in the region for a long time, and never had any idea.
After walking in the park, keeping a lookout at the various conifer trees, dodging the crowds of tourists on a chilly Spring day we were surprised to first come across a Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), a relative of the Sequoia and Redwoods native to China. Close up the needles are tightly packed and arranged flatly, almost giving the appearance of a broadleaf. I don't think I have ever seen a Dawn Redwood, it was probably 4' in diameter, hard to give a good height, maybe 50' tall. There was a faded, old, plaque identifying the tree. The tree is located on the Arlington St. side of the swan boats pond, North of the George Washington statue along a path.
Later on I was browsing around various sites trying to find some more data on these trees, the Public Garden website had zero information and I haven't found anything else official about them. I came across a crowd-sourced site iNaturalist.org where users post pictures of wildlife and try to identify them. A user has posted a number of trees from the Public Garden. Apparently there are two Dawn Redwoods, as well as the one Giant Sequoia."
This blog was posted on May 15, 2011. Since then, the plaque on the tree has been replaced. The current plaque reads:
DAWN REDWOOD
Metasequioa
glyptostroboides
Taxodiaceae