Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Strypemonde (Rockanje/NL)
Metasequoia glyptostroboides, one of the very special plant species at Strypemonde.
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides - the dawn redwood, a fast-growing, endangered deciduous conifer, the sole living species of the genus Metasequoia, one of three species in the subfamily Sequoioideae. It is a particularly well-known example of a living fossil species. The tree faces considerable risks of extinction in its wild range due to deforestation, however it has been planted extensively in arboreta worldwide. If the species had not been discovered in 1941 but a bit later, it might have become extinct before being investigated.
Quote: Even #wandelen in een sprookje dit #weekend? Ontdek de #herfst die monumentaal mooi is.
Photo: Metasequoia glyptostroboides - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200 - September 30, 2018) / #forrest #tree #metasequoia - #natuurgebied #ZHL / #Nature at #Park #Strypemonde in #Rockanje #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
September 2018, Laan met Metasequoia (Est. 1960) after 58 years in time. In the year 2035 it's 75 years since.
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Rockanje: Strypemonde Nature
A nice walk on this 100-hectare Strypemonde estate leads you through a beautiful varied forest and past a flowery forest meadow and many special trees, such as the Metasequoia Glyptostroboides and exotic oaks. The former owners of the then 2000 hectare estate were shipowners, they brought many cuttings and seeds from abroad and they still grow here. The area is also rich in tawny owls, long-eared owls and woodpeckers and you will find many mushrooms in the autumn.
The name Strypemonde comes from a wide creek, the Strype, which flowed into the sea here in the Middle Ages and which was later dammed. The hunting lodges Olaertsduin and Strypemonde (anno 1930) are national monuments and the Schaapskooy is a municipal monument.
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Strypemonde (Rockanje/NL)
Metasequoia glyptostroboides, one of the very special plant species at Strypemonde.
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides - the dawn redwood, a fast-growing, endangered deciduous conifer, the sole living species of the genus Metasequoia, one of three species in the subfamily Sequoioideae. It is a particularly well-known example of a living fossil species. The tree faces considerable risks of extinction in its wild range due to deforestation, however it has been planted extensively in arboreta worldwide. If the species had not been discovered in 1941 but a bit later, it might have become extinct before being investigated.
Quote: Even #wandelen in een sprookje dit #weekend? Ontdek de #herfst die monumentaal mooi is.
Photo: Metasequoia glyptostroboides - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200 - September 30, 2018) / #forrest #tree #metasequoia - #natuurgebied #ZHL / #Nature at #Park #Strypemonde in #Rockanje #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
September 2018, Laan met Metasequoia (Est. 1960) after 58 years in time. In the year 2035 it's 75 years since.
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Rockanje: Strypemonde Nature
A nice walk on this 100-hectare Strypemonde estate leads you through a beautiful varied forest and past a flowery forest meadow and many special trees, such as the Metasequoia Glyptostroboides and exotic oaks. The former owners of the then 2000 hectare estate were shipowners, they brought many cuttings and seeds from abroad and they still grow here. The area is also rich in tawny owls, long-eared owls and woodpeckers and you will find many mushrooms in the autumn.
The name Strypemonde comes from a wide creek, the Strype, which flowed into the sea here in the Middle Ages and which was later dammed. The hunting lodges Olaertsduin and Strypemonde (anno 1930) are national monuments and the Schaapskooy is a municipal monument.
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