Twenty years ago, in WB No. 174, I wrote a column titled "A Tree for the Future?" and brashly predicted that dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) might become a plantation star in the late 21st century-perhaps even becoming as plentiful as plantation-grown radiata pine. That column generated reader letters from Louisiana to Nova Scotia, asking for information about seed sources and growing hints. I responded with a second column (WB No. 176), detailing seed sources and propagating methods I had used. After such an enthusiastic response, my optimism for the future of dawn redwood swelled.
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