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Metasequoia occidentalis is an extinct deciduous redwood-type conifer known only from fossils across the Northern Hemisphere, so it cannot be grown. Its close living relative, dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), is the plant to grow for similar care.
Metasequoia occidentalis is an extinct redwood species of the family Cupressaceae that is found as fossils throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is one of three extinct species of Metasequoia that are currently recognized as valid.
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