Merrill continued, "Chaney is being credited with having introduced the seeds. During the season he was in China all cones had long since fallen and no Metasequoia seeds were available.

Until 1948, the genus Metasequoia was known only from the fossil record, but a small stand of trees discovered in the Sichuan-Hubei region proved to belong to this ancient genus. Thanks to seed ...

In addition to their size, dawn redwoods — Metasequoia glyptostroboides ... University funded the collection and distribution of seeds in the U.S. Seeds were distributed to universities ...

the existence of a live metasequoia was confirmed in the Chinese hinterland. The plant was locally called “shuishan.” An American botanist who received its seeds gifted Japan with 100 seedlings.

Metasequoia trees lining a 2.4-kilometer avenue in Makino Town in Shiga Prefecture’s Takashima City have been in full color since late November. The trees were planted in 1981 to protect the ...

About 500 metasequoia trees line a prefectural road in the Makino area of Takashima City in Shiga Prefecture. The trees were planted 41 years ago to protect the surrounding chestnut gardens from ...