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Taxodium distichum Common Bald Cypress
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Common Bald Cypress

Also Known As:

Swamp Cypress

Botanical Name:

Taxodium distichum
  • Deciduous conifer
  • Upright pyramidal with nearly horizontal branching
  • Soft feathery flat needles green in the summer
  • Foliage turns copper-red in the fall before defoliating
  • Heavily-tapered trunk with thin strips of vertically peeling bark
  • Tolerates moisture-retentive or submerged soil, once the tree is established
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Hardiness Zone

4

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Photo Details

  • Photo Courtesy of JF Schmidt
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Height

15 m-25 m

Width

Spread

7 m-10 m

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Plant Characteristics

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Definitions

Sunny

Exposure

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun/Shade
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Soil Moisture

  • Average to Dry Soils
  • Moist to Average
  • Moist to Wet Soils
  • Well-drained
  • Wetland (Root submerged)
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Growth Rate

  • Medium
Palette

Foliage Colour

  • Green
  • Orange
  • Red
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Critter

  • Deer Resistant
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Attributes

  • Deciduous conifer
  • Fall Color
  • Low Maintenance
  • Salt Tolerant
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Shape

  • Pyramidal/Columnar
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Garden Uses

  • Bog or water garden
  • Specimen

Additional Details

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Growing Tips & Maintenance

  • While taxodium have the appearance of evergreens, they shed their needles every fall. A large ornamental tree for parks or large lawns. Good selection for growing in wet soils either in low spots or near water. Note: Chlorosis often occurs in an alkaline soil.
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Additional Notes

  • The common bald cypress is native to southern American swamps, bayous and rivers. It is primarily found in coastal areas from Maryland to Texas and in the lower Mississippi River Valley.
Taxodium distichum Common Bald Cypress
Common Bald Cypress

Size: 150cm 10gal

Taxodium distichum Common Bald Cypress

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