Husted Dawn Redwood

3D Model

This scan was taken at the University of Virginia in March of 2023 by a Leica Geosystems terrestrial laser scanner. This dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), is known as the Husted Redwood in honor of Ladley Husted, a biology professor and first chair of the President’s Tree Committee. The tree was planted in 1972 inside the McCormick Road triangle across from the chapel. People often see its sparse branches in comparison to the nearby evergreens and worry that its dying. However, the Redwood, as shown in the scan, is a deciduous tree (not an evergreen) and indeed loses its leaves in the colder seasons.