The Michigan Champion giant sequoia tree stands about 116 feet tall and 5 feet in diameter at Lake Bluff Farms in Manistee ...

Worldwide distribution of dawn redwood seeds began in the early 1950s. That’s when it was introduced to Michigan. Today, there are 11 dawn redwoods on the Michigan Big Tree Register, a program ...

A time capsule to the dinosaur age, dawn redwoods trees are growing in Michigan. You may think of redwoods as growing only along California's coast, where numerous national and state parks are ...

The local villagers believed the trees to be divine, and had placed a shrine at the base of the largest. The dawn redwood identity remained unknown until collected specimens reached the Memorial ...

but a small stand of trees discovered in the Sichuan-Hubei region proved to belong to this ancient genus. Thanks to seed and saplings collected in China, the dawn redwood now flourishes in gardens ...

The deadline for St. Joseph County Conservation District’s annual spring tree seedling sale is coming up next month. More than 25 tree and shrub species are available. The selection includes white oak ...

Various cultivated species blend in to the western wooded border such as Aucuba (Aucuba japonica), chaste tree Vitex agnus-castus, eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and camellias. Most notable are ...