Description

A small deciduous conifer with an upright habit, with gray-green and cream variegated foliage that turns russet in fall; a slow growing dwarf variety; prefers sun and moist soils

Landscape Attributes

Schirrmann's Nordlicht Dawn Redwood is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a shapely oval form. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.

Schirrmann's Nordlicht Dawn Redwood is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Schirrmann's Nordlicht Dawn Redwood will grow to be about 7 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It is quite adaptable, prefering to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.