Add rare elegance and soft texture to your landscape with Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Schirrmann’s Nordlicht’, a stunning variegated dwarf Dawn Redwood prized for its luminous creamy foliage and graceful feathery texture. Known as “Northern Lights,” this unique deciduous conifer produces delicate needles that emerge in glowing cream and yellow tones, creating a beautiful shifting display depending on sunlight exposure.

In autumn, the foliage transforms into warm chestnut brown before naturally shedding for winter, providing striking seasonal interest throughout the year. Compact and finely textured, this rare collector’s conifer is perfect for woodland gardens, Asian-inspired landscapes, specimen plantings, and small-space gardens. You will receive a healthy plant similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Metasequoia ‘Schirrmann’s Nordlicht’ tree
✔️ Grown in #1 nursery container
✔️ Healthy, rooted variegated Dawn Redwood
✔️ Rare dwarf deciduous conifer
✔️ Shipped without nursery pot for safer transit

Growing Information
Common Name: Variegated Dwarf Dawn Redwood
Botanical Name: Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Schirrmann’s Nordlicht’
Plant Type: Deciduous ornamental conifer
Growth Stage: Young container-grown tree
Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Moist, rich, well-draining soil
Watering: Moderate to high; prefers consistent moisture
Mature Height: Approximately 6 feet
Mature Width: Approximately 5 feet
Growth Rate: Moderate
USDA Zones: 5–9
Container Friendly: Yes when young

Care Tip: Provide consistent moisture during hot weather to maintain lush foliage and healthy growth. In sunnier locations, foliage may display brighter golden tones, while partial shade enhances creamy variegation.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.