Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ is a conical grower and has soft, ferny foliage. The cypress-like timber of Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ is moderately durable. It prefers to grow in damp to wet sites. During the spring season, the foliage is a deep gold-yellow color and matures to green-yellow during the summer. As the autumn season approaches, the foliage turns red-brown to orange-brown. Metasequoia glyptostroboides is deciduous and native to China. Learn more about Metasequoia glyptostroboides. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ was raised in 1974 at the Kameyama Breeding Station of the Institute for Forest Tree Improvement in Mie Prefecture, Japan.