Can giant redwoods grow in Connecticut?

Redwoods are primarily associated with West Coast giants, but this Connecticut cousin and other dawn redwoods have been planted in the U.S. since around 1950. Metasequoia glyptostroboides, its scientific name, was first discovered in 1941 in a remote region of China.



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