In July 1947, the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University provided $250 to fund an expedition by Zheng Wanjun's assistant Hua Jingchan (Ching-Shan Hwa 1921–present) to collect seeds for the arboretum from the Metasequoia type tree in Moudao, and trees in the nearby Metasequoia Valley (Shuishaba Valley). Professors Zheng Wanjun (Cheng Wan-Chun) and Hu Xiansu (Hu Hsien-Hsu) made the pivotal connection between Miki's fossil genus and the living samples in 1946, and provided the specific epithet " glyptostroboides", after its resemblance to the Chinese swamp cypress ( Glyptostrobus). The samples were determined to belong to a tree yet unknown to science, but World War II postponed further study. In 1943, Wang Zhan (Chan Wang, 1911–2000) of the National Bureau of Forest Research, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Chongqing, collected samples from an unidentified tree in the village of Moudao ( 谋道 镇 formerly Motaochi, Maodaoqi or Modaoxi) in Lichuan County, Hubei province-now believed to be the same tree Kan discovered.
This tree formed part of a local shrine, where villagers called it Shuǐshān 水杉 or "water fir". Unfortunately, while he collected some plant material, he did not attempt to identify or publish his findings. Though unaware of Miki's new genus, he recognized the unique traits of the tree. In the same year, Kan Duo (Toh Kan, 1903–1961), professor of Forest Management, National Central University, Chongqing, (formerly Chungking) observed an enormous living specimen while performing a survey in Sichuan and Hubei provinces. He realized he had discovered a new genus, which he named Metasequoia, meaning "like a sequoia". Shigeru Miki from Kyoto University identified a divergent leaf form. While studying fossil samples of the family Cupressaceae, Dr. When the genus Metasequoia was first described in 1941, it was from Mesozoic Era fossils, none of which were less than 150 million years old. & amp amp amp amp amp lt span itemprop=& amp amp amp amp quot name& amp amp amp amp quot content=& amp amp amp amp quot Dawn Redwood By Kelly Sherman.Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood) bonsai treeĪlthough it was commonly known from the fossil record from across the northern hemisphere, the dawn redwood was considered extinct until the mid-twentieth century. Dawn for once was happy in her life and as celebration she gave Melina the bird… that was living in her branches. Dawn’s baby propagated hundreds of other Metasequoia glyptostroboides all over the Eastern part of the United States. Little did Dawn know that her little branch was taken to the North Eastern Region of the US to try to start a new colony. Finally she was going to have a child and even more she and her child would be famous. “ I can use this stem to propagate another of its kind!…Why am I saying all this out loud?” With that the man scurried out of the forest and to his lab.ĭawn was elated. With that Dawn had an idea! She snapped off a tiny twig from herself and it fell right in front of the man. “This must be the most glorious tree in all the land, never in my life have I seen anything so rare and tall” cried the man “but alas, no one will believe that I have found such a lovely tree”. He immediately sat down and started recording all that he could about her. However as soon as the man saw Dawn he was left awe struck. Dawn knew, once again, she was going to be overlooked and ignored while Melina and Evie were going to get all the attention. As the man wandered through the forest he observed all the trees and drew them in his note pad admiring them and complimenting their beauty. She let out a deep sigh and was about to cry when a small Chinese man wandered into the forest. Then she realized, she was still rooted to the ground. She decided to go abroad to start her life over. In fact as time went on Dawn realized all of her friends were getting deflowered and she was the only one who hadn’t found another metasequoia to be pollinated by.ĭawn was depressed and decided she needed to go find herself.
All of the other trees gossiped about how Melina had already gotten…pollinated (gasp!). No one was there to guide her through puberty. The only metasequoias Dawn knew were the pictures in rocks she had seen when she was just a sapling. She was lonely with no other Metasequoia glyptostroboides like herself. She began to feel awkward and shy and even worse Evie and Melina started to make fun of her size. Soon Dawn towered over her friends by at least 20 or so feet and was still growing. Dawn shot up like a rocket while Evie and Melina grew gracefully and gradually never hitting that awkward phase in life that everyone wishes they could forget. She and all the other trees were living happily in the forest until puberty hit. She lived in a forest in China with other trees like the Gemelina hainanensis named Melina and a Keteleeria Evelynian named Evie. There was a tiny Metasequoia glyptostroboides tree named Dawn.
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