metasequoia

• Árbol chino de gran tamaño y crecimiento rápido, monoico, de hojas planas, de color verde brillante y caducas, y pequeños conos esféricos; ampliamente cultivado en Estados Unidos como ornamental. Se conocía como fósil antes de su descubrimiento en China.

A large, fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree with flat, bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones, commonly cultivated in the United States as an ornamental; it was known as a fossil before being discovered in China.

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   A large, fast-growing Chinese tree with flat, bright-green leaves that fall in autumn and small, round cones. It was known from fossils before being discovered alive in China.

   Metasecuoya

   • The metasequoia is often planted as an ornamental tree in parks.
   • Fossils of metasequoia were found long before living trees were discovered.
   • This metasequoia in the garden turns a beautiful golden color in autumn.

   Sinónimosdawn redwood