Redwood Bonsai, Coiled Trunk, 13 Years Old (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)

$195.00 + $39.95 shipping.

48-hour live-arrival guarantee. If it arrives damaged or unhealthy, tell us within 48 hours of delivery and we replace it or refund it in full.
Ships in 1 to 3 business days. Then 2 to 7 business days in transit, sent to avoid a weekend in the box where possible.
What arrives. The tree, planted in its bonsai pot and ready to display.
Outdoor tree. Hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8. Check your zone before you buy.

About this Redwood Bonsai, Coiled Trunk, 13 Years Old (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)

Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the dawn redwood, is the most interesting member of its group. Known only from fossils until living stands were found in Manchuria, China during the 1940s, it is a true redwood and survives as a relic of forests that once covered vast areas. Seed reached the United States in 1948. This 13-year-old tree has been worked in the coiled trunk style and stands 19 inches tall on a 12 by 11 inch base. Like all dawn redwoods it is a deciduous conifer and is grown outdoors.

Dawn Redwood bonsai care

This is a living Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides). Before you buy, this is what it will ask of you:

Indoor / outdoor: Outdoor only: Yorkshire Bonsai calls a permanent place in a heated home unsuitable; Mistral overwinters it outdoors with frost protection; Bonsaiwonder keeps it outdoors, using an unheated greenhouse or foil tent below 32°F (0°C)
Light: Full sun; bonsai growers screen it from the strongest summer heat, Yorkshire Bonsai in the afternoon
Water: Keep the soil evenly moist through the growing season; how often differs by source; never let it stay soggy
USDA zones: 4 to 8 in the ground; UF/IFAS gives 5A to 8B, and the Gymnosperm Database and Oklahoma State give zone 5 as the limit; no source gives a zone for a pot
Main risks: Main risks, not ranked by any source: a rootball that dries out; soggy soil and mold; hard frost on an unprotected pot

Soil, repotting, pruning, seasonal work and the full pest and disease list are in our free Dawn Redwood bonsai care guide.

Specifications

Item: BW-TREE-1333
Price: $195.00
Shipping: $39.95
Type: Live tree

Dawn Redwood bonsai for sale

Other Dawn Redwood bonsai we have in stock:

Redwood Bonsai, 5 Years Old (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), $49.95 + $16.95 shipping
Redwood Group Bonsai, Three Tree Forest, 8 Years Old (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), $134.95 + $34.95 shipping
Dawn Redwood Bonsai, Trained, 13 Years Old (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), $150.00 + $29.95 shipping
Redwood 5 Group Bonsai, Five Tree Forest, 8 Years Old (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), $225.00 + $59.95 shipping
Dawn Redwood Bonsai, Trained, 16 Years Old (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), $225.00 + $49.95 shipping
Redwood Bonsai, Trained, 14 Years Old (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), $235.00 + $49.95 shipping

Everything this tree needs

Most trees that die in their first year die of the same three things: the wrong soil, a blunt cut, or being left to guess. These cover all three.

Bonsai Conifer Soil Mix (outdoor & juniper trees), 2 lb. (1 quart.), $8.95 + $11.95 shipping, A potting blend put together for conifers, and used more broadly across outdoor material including deciduous, evergreen and…
Bonsai Training Wire 1.0 mm Aluminum Training Wire, $10.95 + $11.95 shipping, The finest gauge in this range at 1.0 mm, and because thin wire weighs so little, a 100 gram coil runs to approximately 154 feet,…
Slow Release Bonsai Fertilizer Pellets, $7.95 + $6.95 shipping, Fertilizer in pellet form, sold in 4 ounce packs. Sprinkle half a tablespoon across the surface of the soil and leave the pellets…

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Pots and humidity trays

Your tree arrives potted. For a humidity tray under it, or a new pot when it is time to repot, add one to the same order: ceramic, mica and unglazed pots and drip trays.

Shipping & returns

Ships from our nursery partner for $39.95. See shipping & returns for delivery times and the returns policy that applies to living trees.