How private arboretums became aristocratic status symbols
They are Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the dawn redwood, found in China in 1941, and the Wollemi pine, found in Australia in 1994. One of the oldest and rarest plants in the world, in 2005 a batch of ...
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VOX POPULI: Once believed extinct, this rare redwood thrives as a ‘living fossil’
The metasequoia, also known as “a living fossil,” was named 80 years ago by botanist Shigeru Miki (1901-1974), who taught at Kyoto Imperial University, present-day Kyoto University.
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Royal Air'
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Nitschke Cream'
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.