Dawn Redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Dawn redwoods grow in a variety habitats, but most commonly in shady, moist areas, like along ravines and stream banks. You will find a couple of dawn redwoods growing in some moist grass in a corner of the IU Arboretum. These dawn redwoods stood out to me because they are deciduous cypress trees, a sort of morph between deciduous and coniferous trees. They have several trunks forking off near the base of the tree, with flaky red bark and flattened, needle-like leaves.