This tree was thought to be extinct until 1941. The Dawn Redwood has been called "a living fossil" because it was first discovered in Japan in 1941 and then found growing in the wild in China. The species is over 50 million years old. It is a very hardy and gorgeous tree. Not only to I admire it's beauty but just knowing that this type of tree was here 50 million years ago is just amazing to me. I just figured that I should have one on my little acre here on earth. (actually I have 3 of them)
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