Redwood Bonsai, 5 Years Old (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
$49.95 + $16.95 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, 5 Years Old (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
5 years of growth have brought this dawn redwood to 15 or 16 inches. The species comes from Manchuria in China and was known only from fossil remains until living stands were found in the 1940s; seed reached the United States in 1948. It is a true redwood, and the last survivor of a lineage that once formed vast forests. Its foliage is soft and feathery, shed each autumn in the manner of a few unusual conifers, so the tree is grown outdoors where the straight, tapering trunk and rising branch structure can be read through every season.
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-1074
- Price
- $49.95
- Shipping
- $16.95
- Type
- Live tree
Dawn Redwood bonsai for sale
Other Dawn Redwood bonsai we have in stock:
- 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 Bonsai, Coiled Trunk, 13 Years Old (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), $195.00 + $39.95 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 $16.95. See shipping & returns for delivery times and the returns policy that applies to living trees.