Orders will not be inspected until fully paid for, resulting in delays being at least 1 week or longer. The bright green, feathery leaves turn orange-brown or reddish-brown in the fall. It has a neat pyramidal shape in youth, maturing into a more rounded crown. Dawn Redwood is a deciduous conifer producing small, round 1/2' to 1' cones. Throughout most of the year, we schedule weekly USDA inspections for foreign orders. An ancient tree that knew the dinosaurs but is well-suited to modern landscape plantings. Certain EU-based orders have an option of starting at $41 per phyto. Once your order has been paid for and all shipping and import requirements aligned on (including any Import permits, etc), we will calculate and send you a PayPal invoice for any additional costs. We can usually arrange phytosanitary certificates for most seeds. The customer remains responsible for arranging and adhering to their country’s import requirements. These should be treated as tentative information sources, not definitive guarantees. Once the Import Permit is obtained (if required), our USDA official can determine whether the ordered seed can meet the stated requirements.īelow are a few links to several regions’ import requirements, which can provide a starting point. You should check on any Import Permit (IP) requirements, including the origin of the seed (always stated on our Detailed Listing part of the seed’s order page under Collection Locale).Īny Import Permits should be in English and verifiable by authorities if need be.ģ. Local villagers refer to the original tree from which most. Although shortest of the redwoods, it grows to at least 200 ft in height. It is native to the SichuanHubei region of China. We recommend starting by contacting your Ministry of Agriculture or its equivalent for current information on the specific seeds you intend to import. ''Metasequoia glyptostroboides'', the dawn redwood, is a fast-growing, endangered coniferous tree, the sole living species of the genus ''Metasequoia'', one of three species in the subfamily Sequoioideae. Is an Import Permit (IP) needed for this seed?Īny orders requiring an IP should have the IP arranged before Sheffield’s can ship your order. Sheffield’s requires a minimum value of $75 USD worth of seed for any order destined for outside the U.S.A, including Canada.Ģ. Previously this Genus only consisted in fossilised form until the Dawn Redwood was discovered in China in the late 1940’s. Things to know BEFORE ordering for delivery to outside the U.S.A. Metasequoia glyptostroboides is an interesting deciduous conifer which is the last species remaining of the Genus Metasequoia. We reserve the right to deny shipment of any order without the required, proper documentation. Browse pictures and read growth / cultivation information about Metasequoia, Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) Miss Grace supplied by member gardeners in the PlantFiles database at Dave. Sheffield’s will not replace lost seeds or be responsible for delayed orders due to insufficient documentation, confiscated items, or taxes.