Quotation from page on Redwood World website:- In October 2008 The Petersfield Post covered a debate about the identity of these two trees. Someone had, mistakenly I believe, claimed that they were Swamp Cyprus. The fact that the tiny leaves are in opposing pairs rather than alternately spaced along the stem differentiate the Dawn Redwood from the Swamp Cyprus. Both are deciduous pines which is why they are often confused. The article includes a quote from the Petersfield Physic Garden who also believe that the pair are indeed Dawn Redwood. They also confirmed that the trees "were planted in the early 1950s by Major Bowen and they officially became part of the Physic Garden in March 1988." See https://www.redwoodworld.co.uk/picturepages/petersfield2.htm

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