From the Missouri Botanical Garden comes this monoecious, deciduous dawn redwood that typically grows in conical form to 70-100 feet tall. It features soft, flattened, bright green needles and orange-brown bark. Trunks broaden at the base with age, often developing elaborate fluting. ‘Raven’ is distinguished from species plants by its uniform pyramidal growth, well-spaced branching, deeply furrowed bark, better resistance to foliar diseases and more vigorous growth rate. Conifer and trade names honor long-time MBG Director Dr. Peter Raven and MBG founder Henry Shaw. Large landscape tree for a large space.

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