Hey Kent, You may want to be more specific or clear about what you want. If you are looking simply for Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood) seeds, they should be pretty easy to come by. If no one here has them, they are definitely available commercially from places like Sheffield's Seed or F.W.Schumacher. If you are looking for seeds for a particular cultivar, that's a different story. By asking for "Red Dawn Redwood", it sounds as if you might be seeking something like Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Red', but I am not familiar with such, if it exists. Also, if it exists, it almost certainly wouldn't be a cultivar that would come true from seed. I'm thinking you may have just messed up on the name, but I'm not sure, and I'll bet others are also uncertain.

I would say that it's fine to plant these near a drive-way. I would however, get the utility companies to come out and see where the lines are. These trees will have wide, buttressed trunks unless you "limb them up as they grow. They can take on two different forms depending on whether you prune the lower branches or not. I have seen them grow straight, narrow and tall like a telephone pole, with no branches below 20' (as the branches were limbed up as the tree grew) and I have seen them grow wide and spreading and thick at the base. It all depends. In the Pacific Northwest, these trees will be massive, in places like chicago, with extreme cold temps and a much shorter growing season, they will reach half the height they would in the Pacific Northwest. I would say go ahead and plant it. If you're worried about it damaging a driveway, just prune it up as it grows.

Is the tree in a pot or is it planted in the ground? From the picture it looks like the tree is on a wooden patio. If the tree is in a pot, it is probably suffering from tangled roots and nutrient-deficient soil. You should plant it in the ground. If you see any roots that are obviously wrapping around (such as in this picture http://www.flickr.com/photos/imarcc/2568829676/ ) you should try to gently untangle them. If you don't feel confident that you can untangle them without damaging them, plant them in the ground as is. If you're able to keep the soil around it moist for the duration of the summer (ie. by watering at least twice a week), it should survive. Here are some more detailed instructions: http://www.arborday.org/trees/planting/containerized.cfm This post was edited by bluecone on Mon, Jun 16, 14 at 21:38

It's about time GW has zones appearing after our names. I requested they add that as well as soil type a few years back but never heard back from them. Thanks coniflora. For my behalf I had either forgotten a grafted plant kept characteristics (probably slim margins in all cases though, I would have to think) ..easier. Anyway, that's maybe my favorite thing in the world to do. Grafting that is. Dax P.s. And Noki, you pick up the pace real quickly. Just like becoming a BMX racer! And other times, you do have to work with the wood until you're satisfied everything is a go. Some grafts take me 5 minutes each. Those darn ones with the tiny wood are difficult to hold onto as well and that's on top of just the finicky ones in general. Then there's the ones where your blade cuts right through the entire understock! that one tees me off. Then there's the a to the b to c to the d .... you're always adjusting to occomodate. It's a lot of common sense technique-wise it becomes apparent rather fast. And there are no rules if you would please allow me to say when you understand what it's going to take to get those two wounds to ajoin.