09/28/2022
This beautiful dawn redwood was believed to be extinct until 1939 when it was rediscovered in Hubei, China. It is endangered with less than 5,000 trees left and native to the northern hemisphere. In China, the locals call it Shuǐshān (水杉), or the “water fir” and revered this ancestor.
This tree is the smallest of the redwoods, a metasequoia and considered a living fossil. It’s believed to have been around for 100 million years. This relic amazingly changes colors unlike other evergreens.
And, it happily sits in my front yard. It’s a true beauty and gift. A gentle giant, elegant, fine, so warm and tender. Such majesty (my new/old word for the jaw dropping awe of nature moments). It’s no surprise that such a butterfly could easily be squashed, logged, burned, choked out.
I’m in love 🥰
PS If you want some seeds let me know.