In 1995, New Oji Paper Company applied for a U.S. Around that same time, Larry Stanley & Sons nursery, Boring Oregon received it and starting distributing it under the name 'Gold Rush,' which to this day is the most commonly seen misspelling. In 1993, Pieter Zwijnenburg Jr., Boskoop, The Netherlands got the first propagation material directly from Japan and renamed it 'Goldrush' and began distributing it under that name in 1997. With this definition, the name 'Ogon' is the valid cultivar name. Its original Japanese name was 'Ogon' which translates to "gold bullion" or "gold coin". This plant has a very long and confusing saga pertaining to its proper nomenclature. The original tree was planted in 1977 at the Kameyama breeding station, Institute for Forest Tree Improvement, New Oji Paper Co., Ltd, Mie, Japan. This cultivar originated in 1974 in Japan as a seedling selected from a batch of X-ray irradiated seed by the New Oji Paper Company. Young trees that do not receive adequate irrigation are highly prone to sun damage.
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It should be noted that the foliage will burn in the full sun. A mature specimen will easily exceed 20 feet (7 m) tall after 10 years in the landscape.
'Ogon' will create a striking statement in the landscape with it's golden foliage and heavily buttressed trunk. It is a fast-growing selection of dawn redwood with pleasing bright yellow feathery foliage that will turn tawny brown before being shed in the fall. Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Ogon' is commonly known by the trade name Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Gold Rush'.
It may require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat. It is quite adaptable, prefering to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water. This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live to a ripe old age of 100 years or more think of this as a heritage tree for future generations! It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. Gold Rush Dawn Redwood will grow to be about 50 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 25 feet. Gold Rush Dawn Redwood is recommended for the following landscape applications It has no significant negative characteristics. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed.
It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone. Gold Rush Dawn Redwood is an open deciduous tree with a strong central leader and a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. The peeling antique red bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape. The ferny bipinnately compound leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding gold in the fall. It has attractive chartreuse deciduous foliage which emerges yellow in spring. Gold Rush Dawn Redwood is primarily valued in the landscape for its distinctively pyramidal habit of growth. An interesting deciduous conifer variety with a very delicate, ferny appearance and a pyramidal form shaggy, attractive reddish bark breathtaking yellow-chartreuse foliage changes to a deep golden fall color, makes a stunning color accent tree
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