Gramercy Park · Tree 60

Dawn redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Soft, flat needles grow in opposite pairs along the slender branchlets. This is a deciduous conifer: it sheds its needles rather than keeping them through winter.

Trunk diameter: 20 in.
Age class: Semi-mature
Height class: Large
Canopy radius: 20 ft.
Recorded condition: Good
Inventory date: September 2025

Measurements and condition from Bartlett’s inventory. Trunk diameter is measured at breast height. Age and height are classes, not exact years or feet.

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Dawn redwood, tree 60, photographed for the Bartlett inventory — view 1. — Bartlett inventory photograph

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Look for brass tag 60 on the public sidewalk around Gramercy Park.

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Dawn redwood, tree 60, photographed for the Bartlett inventory — view 2. — Bartlett inventory photograph · view 2

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Tree data: Bartlett Tree Experts (ArborScope), inventory of September 30, 2025.

Species identification: Virginia Tech Dendrology. Learn about the Gramercy Park Block Association’s tree care.