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Dawn Redwood at 151 Willow Street

Borough: Brooklyn
Community Board: 02
Designated: 1985

Tree Details

Species: Dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
Height: 100.04 Feet
Trunk Diameter 35 Inches
Average Canopy Spread 57.5 Feet

The massive dawn redwood located at 151 Willow Street in Brooklyn Heights is an exotic species originally from China. Known only from fossils until 1941, dawn redwoods are an ancient relative of the giant sequoia and redwood trees of California.

Location

151 Willow St

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