Common Name: Redwood, Dawn
Latin Name: Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Address: 400 Pen Park Road
GPS Coordinates: 38.05063,-78.45135
The Landmark Tree for 2024 was planted in 1986, honoring City Parks and Rec director Eugene German. It has its own circle at the end of Pen Park Road in front of Meadowbrook Golf Shop.
Dawn Redwoods existed 20 million years ago and were believed extinct until discovered backwoods in China in the 1940s. The species has returned vigorously around the world. Bald Cypresses are quite similar when young Redwoods are limbed up. The Redwood needles are larger and their stems are opposite. A Dawn Redwood can also grow up to 100 feed high.