Our Bonsai Redwood Forest is more than just a potted plant, this is a grove of miniature trees! The Dawn Redwood (metasequoia glyptostroboides) was known only as a fossil until 1946 when a forester in China discovered the first known living specimen in the middle of a rice paddy. It was named the "Discovery Tree" and symbolizes the surprises still to be found in nature. Appropriate for Zones 4-8, it makes a fast growing landscape tree or will bonsai very well due to the speed with which it grows. Includes tree and moss seed, seedling training pots, seed starting wafers, growing medium, bonsai scissors and rake with spade, river stone, directions, and recycled US steel bonsai growing box. Proper germination should result in 5-7 viable plants. Will begin to sprout in a few weeks. Image shows 3 year old forest.