Comments | urbpan: 365 Urban Species. #338: Dawn Redwood

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365 Urban Species. #338: Dawn Redwood

Dec 04, 2006 18:52

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silvaerina_tael December 5 2006, 05:03:18 UTC

I've had a fasination with the Dawn Redwood ever since I first read of them in grade 4 or 5 reading class, where the reader had a chapter on prehistoric (read dinosaurs and stuff). Not that it was mentioned in the small chapter on the tree, but I don't recall that is looses it's needles. The only other conifer I know that does that is Larch/Tamarac (Larix laricina).

aemiis_zoo December 5 2006, 05:57:44 UTC

Seeing it growing in the water made me think of a cypress right away.

droserary December 5 2006, 06:33:34 UTC

Another one of my favorite trees :-)
Thanks for profiling it!

dragonwrites December 5 2006, 19:40:52 UTC

that first picture is totally framable. cottonmanifesto could have a sideline business selling nature prints.

buboniclou December 5 2007, 05:24:25 UTC

Would you believe they've started planting these as street trees here in Brooklyn?

urbpan December 5 2007, 11:13:38 UTC

Cool!
you know, I've been meaning to go there some time.

buboniclou December 5 2007, 17:03:57 UTC

Oh, you would love the Bk Botanical Gardens. And the dogs would love the dog beach at Prospect Park ^_^