METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides

A tall, deciduous tree with a regular, broad or narrowly conical growing habit, almost horizontal branches; needle-like foliage is delicate, fresh green, turning bright rusty red in autumn, dropping off together with the short shoots; the tree resembles Taxodium distichum in growing habit and foliage - an excellent, fast-growing tree for parks, absolutely frost-hardy, indifferent to soil conditions and tolerant to industrial areas. R, S, St. Zone 6b.