| Common Name: |
Bald Cypress |
| Scientific Name: |
Taxodium distichum |
| Category: |
Tree |
| Habit: |
Deciduous |
| Form: |
Pyramidal conifer (cone-bearing tree) |
| Bloom Color: |
Non-flowering |
| Fruit Description: |
Rounded, wrinkled, 1 inch diameter, purplish-green cones mature to brown |
| Foliage Description: |
Soft, feathery, yellowish-green foliage (1/4" long, flat needles in two ranks) turns an attractive orange/cinnamon-brown in fall |
| Trunk Description: |
Trunks are buttressed (flared or fluted) at the base, and when growing in water, often develop distinctive, knobby root growths ("knees") which protrude above the water surface around the tree |
| Height of Plant: |
50-70 ft. |
| Spread of Plant: |
20-45 ft. |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 4-9 |
| Light Requirements: |
Full sun |
| Water Usage: |
Medium to wet |
| Soil Type: |
Average, medium to wet, moisture retentive but reasonably well-drained soils |
| Native Range: |
Southeastern United States |
| Usage: |
Heavy, straight-grained, rot-resistant wood has been used for a variety of purposes including barrels, railroad ties and shingles |
| Maintenance: |
Low |
| Other Information: |
Closest relative is the dawn redwood (Metasequoia) which is also deciduous |
| Location: |
SWIZ Garden |