The Blandy Experimental Farm in Boyce, Virginia confirms that Metasequoias do not fare well in windy, mountainous climates. The 700 acre Blandy Experimental Farm is the home of the 170 acre State Arboretum of Virginia, a facility administered by the University of Virginia. It is near Winchester, Virginia, and about an hour west of Washington, D. C. Featuring more than 8,000 types of trees and shrubs, the garden boasts more than half of the world's pine species, and a huge, outstanding grove of more than 300 ginkgo trees. Given to the University of Virginia in 1926, the sole stipulation of the contract was that the land be used "to teach boys about farming".

Blandy features a group of Metasequoias that have grown fairly well, but not nearly as well as ones on the Maryland side of Washington, D.C. This indicates that the windier, mountainous climate of the Shenandoah is not the best for Metas. To the west of Blandy is the Central Appalachian broadleaf forest, and to the east is the Southern mixed forest. The Hardiness Zone is zone 6, a temperate zone. It is in a valley of relatively high winds though, likely not helping growth. Precipitation is average, and the dominant soil orders are Inceptisols and Ultisols.