The Giant Dawn Redwood at our house

       Here is a giant dawn redwood that we have on the property we care-take at in Hamilton, Ma. The scientific name is called Metasequioa (dawn redwood) and this tree is a fast-growing, deciduous tree and these are decedents of giant redwoods. They are able to grow up to 200 feet in height. The dawn redwood is the smallest in the redwood family and is native to the Sichuan-Hubei region of China. The one on our property is huge and was planted by our neighbors grandmother who is the second daughter of General Patton: Ruth Ellen Totten. The property we live on is on 13 acres and has chickens, donkeys, horses, and dogs. We used to have Scottish Highland cattle which had the huge horns but we recently lost them unfortunately. The owners house was built in the 1800s and was owned by a general,not sure of his name, who was friends with General Patton in late 1800s. The house was built with brick on each end of the house and that is where the name 'Brick Ends' comes from. The house has been restored by my owners now in the 90s but still maintains the historic beams and molding that was originally there in the 1800s. The apartment we live in used to be a huge hay barn that was restored in the 90s also to a 2 bedroom apartment. The horse stalls are still original and have been re-stained to restore how they looked in the old days. Also on the property is a bomb shelter and a tunnel from the main house to the horse stalls. Probably the general put the tunnel in to walk to his horses in the morning without having to go outside. Here are some pictures of the property. Another crazy thing I just discovered on the property is a plaque on a rock that is in a rock wall on the side of the driveway. The plaque reads: "In 1960 settled here: Colonel James Willoughby Totten. Soldier-Scholar-Statesman and Goodwife Ruth Ellen Totten, a notorious witch." Here are the pictures of the plaque and the estate. 

Giant Dawn Redwoods on Wiki