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EVENTS |
Sense of Community on KSMU 91.1 FM story on the Centennial Project and Arboretum- Dec. 20, 2004
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| Mapping the Past and GIS Day Events - Nov. 17, 2004 |
Centennial Arporetum Tags go up! (Fall 2004) |
Download a 2005 Calendar (here) |
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Dawn
Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
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Cupressaceae
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tree
#220 in fall
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click
above image to see a larger map
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| Native
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| China,
non-native to United States |
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Arrangement and Shape: |
| Opposite,
flat and needle-like (not in bundles) |
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Type: |
| Small
roundish cone |
| Maximum
Height: |
| 120
feet |
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| This
deciduous species was first discovered as a fossil in 1941;
seeds were brought to the United States in 1947. Trees can grow
to 50 feet tall in just 20 years! |
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tree
#11 in fall
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tree
#11 in spring
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tree
#211 in spring
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tree
#192 in spring
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tree
#216 in spring
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tree
#11 in summer
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tree
#11 in winter
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tree
#67 in winter
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By moving your mouse over the thumbnail photos of the trees you can see a larger picture. |
| If you click on any of the images you will see the full size photograph or map. |
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