Metasequoia is deciduous Takagi of the genus Metasequoia of the genus Metasequoia.
The Japanese name is Akebono cedar.
The tree shape is upright, and the large one is said to reach a height of 35m and a diameter of 2-3m.
The canopy is conical, the bark is reddish brown, shallow and vertical.
The leaves are linear, paired in a feather shape, and turn orange-reddish brown in autumn.
Metasequoia at Akatsuki Park (Tsukiji 7) is also dyed orange and reddish brown, and it is at its best.
It was said to have flourished after the dinosaur era, and was initially discovered as a fossil, so it was treated as an extinction species.However, in 1945 (1945), it was confirmed to exist in Sichuan, China, and it suddenly gained the attention of the world. It is also called "living fossils". 1 genus.
It is said that Metasequoia was planted in Japan by Emperor Showa in 1949 (1949) at the Fukiage Palace.
It is a tree shape that creates an exotic atmosphere.
