Metasequoia glyptostroboides

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In 1943, Professor Vuong Chien - a Chinese botanist discovered 3 strange trees at the Dao Dao stream, Van and Sichuan districts did not know what tree was. It was not until 1946 that it was known that a tree once lived 100 million years ago that is still left.It was a samadhi, because it was similar to the fossil in the ancient stone floor that had long since been destroyed. This discovery caused great shock in botany. They consider this a living fossil.

Sam sam is woody, deciduous, tall, spruce (Taxodiaceae), straight body, horizontal branches, pyramidal trees. Flattened leaves are flat, slightly needle-like, plump, graceful. Spring green is smooth, the end of autumn turns golden color, the head is brown, beautiful and strange. Flowers are single, male with plants, pollination of round fruits, inverted egg-shaped seeds and wings.

Sam sam has a beautiful, wide-adapted, fast-growing appearance, is a valuable green plantation in parks and cities, coordinating with architectural works. Soft and soft samurai wood, can be used in construction, living and making paper materials. There are 2 sprigs in Lac Thap commune, Long Son district, Hunan province, China 40m high, a 4m hug tree, a 3.7m tree; age about 300 years.