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How to Grow
Water
Medium - High
Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Full Sun
6+ hours of direct sun per day
Characteristics
Plant Type
Conifers, Trees, Tree
Lifespan
Woody
Flower
Flowers not showy; 0.7-1 in. dark brown cones on long stalks
Fruit
Confiers so do not produce fruits, they produce cones. Trees are monoecious. Female cones are pendulous, dark brown, ellipsois or "barrel-like", up to an inch long and less than an inch wide, have 14-28 scales, and have an apical surface that is depressed medially. Male cones are globose and 1/2" long.
Taxonomy
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Metasequoia