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Tree Information x
| Identifier: | CR/0692 |
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| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Cadwallader B.G. |
| Registration Category: | Historic tree – National interest |
| General Notes: |
This is the first recorded cultivation of Metasequoia in New Zealand. 'A New Zealand Survey of Metasequoia glyptostroboides' Cadwallader B.G. 2009
After reading about the new discovery of a living specimen of dawn redwood in China, the curator of Parks, Mr. A.W. Anderson, wrote to the Arnold Arboretum in the USA requesting a sample of seed. He subsequently received the seed in July 1948. He propagated many trees with this specimen being the only one retained in the gardens. Anderson gifted many trees around the country (Cadwallader, 2011). Ref: The Dawn Redwood 'A living relic of the Far Past' A. W. Anderson N.D.H. The New Zealand Gardener June 1, 1949. The tree was originally located very close to a shade house (now removed) and has had a large co-dominant stem removed (Thomson P., 2009). |
Single Tree Details
| Genus: | Metasequoia | |
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| Species: | glyptostroboides | |
| Common names: | dawn redwood, shui-shan, water fir | |
| Height: | 19.00m | |
| Height measurement method: | Clinometer | |
| Height Comments: | (none) | |
| Girth: | 316 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 1.3 m | |
| Girth Comments: | Measurements taken at IUFRO standard 1.3m for the national survey | |
| Diameter: | 100.6 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 10.80m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 10.80m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 10.80m | |
| Actual Planting Date: | Jul 1948 | |
| Approx. Planting Date: |
e.g. circa. 1860 |
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| Current Age: | 76 years | |
| Tree Health Description: | (none) | |
| Tree Form Type: | Single Trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 1 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | The tree has a very curious form and may have had the top damaged in its early development. | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 196 | |
| Local Protection Status: | Yes | |
| Tree Present: | Yes | |
| STEM Score: | 0 |
Observations
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 28 Nov 2009 | Thomson P. |
Location
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Images
| Preview | Credit | Date |
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Peter Thomson | 29 Apr 2011 |
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Peter Thomson | 29 Apr 2011 |
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Peter Thomson | 14 Jul 2009 |