A robustly growing deciduous conifer with a narrow pyramidal crown at first that becomes broad pyramidal later. Branches grow in a regular pattern on the perfectly vertical main trunk. Young twigs slant upwards slightly; older branches are practically horizontal. Width to approx. 10 m. The trunk of mature trees becomes knotted and flakes off in small sheets. Young twigs are reddish brown. The needles grow on short and long shoots and are opposed, unlike Taxodium. Turning bronze brown to orange brown and falling off along with the short shoots in the autumn. Metasequoia was only known as a fossil until 1941 and was rediscovered by a Chinese forester in south-western China. From then on, it was once again distributed throughout the world. Has superficial resemblance to Taxodium but the manner of growth is more open and the lateral branches grow in a feathery manner.
Metasequoia glyptostroboides môže dorastať do výšky 25 - 35 m, fast growing v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Metasequoia glyptostroboides rastie rýchlo rastúci a môže dorastať do výšky 25 - 35 m, fast growing v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Listy stromu Metasequoia glyptostroboides sa na jeseň sfarbia do oranžová."
Správny čas na výsadbu stromu je mimo vegetačné obdobie. V strednej Európe môže byť Metasequoia glyptostroboides so zemným balom vysadený od polovice novembra do konca apríla, avšak závisí to veľmi od klimatických podmienok a druhu stromu.