Metasequoia glyptostroboides --Dawn Redwood--

One of the fastest-growing large trees available, adding over 2′ of height in a year. Can reach up to 150′ tall, but usually stays closer to 70-90′ tall and only 25′ wide. Gorgeous, fern-like foliage that turns orange before dropping in the fall, and tiny "pine" cones. Trunks can get large and heavily fluted, with highly textured bark. Unusual! Until a patch was found in the 1950’s it was thought this tree was extinct, only found in fossil records dating back to the Mesozoic Period from over 150 million years ago. Widely cultivated, though critically endangered in the wild.