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Metasequoia glyptostroboides
This species once blanketed the northern hemisphere, and was believed to be extinct until it's rediscovery in 1941.
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Spotted on Jul 31, 2012
Submitted on Jul 31, 2012
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Another interesting fact, is that it survived in a remote corner of the Sichuan province of China, which ironically does not provide the tree's ideal growing conditions. The ideal growing conditions for this tree are found right here in the southeast U.S.
That's interesting about this tree being thought extinct until 1941!