Bald Cypress, Baldcypress, Common Bald Cypress, Southern Bald Cypress, Deciduous Cypress, Southern Cypress, Swamp Cypress, Red Cypress, White Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Gulf Cypress, Tidewater Red Cypress
Long-lived and majestic, Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress) is a deciduous coniferous tree of great beauty. It features an upright, pyramidal form that enhances many landscapes. Unlike most cone-bearing trees, Bald Cypress loses its needles each winter and grows a new set in spring. Its delicate foliage sprays of soft, feathery, sage-green leaves, turns rich shades of orange, cinnamon, and golden-brown in the fall, before dropping and revealing the red-brown to silver exfoliating bark. Small ovoid, purplish-green cones mature to brown. Flared at the base, its trunk develops knobby growths (‘knees’) when grown in waterlogged soils. The russet-red fall color of its lacy needles and the interesting winter silhouette are some of its outstanding characteristics. A spectacular tree for stream banks or pond edges.
Hardiness |
5 - 11 |
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Heat Zones |
5 - 12 |
Climate Zones | 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Plant Type | Conifers, Trees |
Plant Family | Cupressaceae |
Genus | Taxodium |
Common names | Bald Cypress |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Early, Mid, Late) Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall Winter |
Height |
50' - 70' (15.2m - 21.3m) |
Spread |
20' - 30' (6.1m - 9.1m) |
Maintenance | Low |
Water Needs | Average, High |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Poorly Drained |
Characteristics | Showy, Fruit & Berries |
Native Plants | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Midwest, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Northeast, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Southeast, Southwest, Tennessee, Texas, United States, Virginia |
Tolerance | Deer, Clay Soil, Wet Soil |
Attracts | Birds |
Garden Uses | Bog Gardens, Ponds And Streams, Rain Gardens |
Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow |
Hardiness |
5 - 11 |
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Heat Zones |
5 - 12 |
Climate Zones | 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Plant Type | Conifers, Trees |
Plant Family | Cupressaceae |
Genus | Taxodium |
Common names | Bald Cypress |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Early, Mid, Late) Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall Winter |
Height |
50' - 70' (15.2m - 21.3m) |
Spread |
20' - 30' (6.1m - 9.1m) |
Maintenance | Low |
Water Needs | Average, High |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Poorly Drained |
Characteristics | Showy, Fruit & Berries |
Native Plants | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Midwest, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Northeast, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Southeast, Southwest, Tennessee, Texas, United States, Virginia |
Tolerance | Deer, Clay Soil, Wet Soil |
Attracts | Birds |
Garden Uses | Bog Gardens, Ponds And Streams, Rain Gardens |
Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow |
How many Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress) do I need for my garden?
Plant | Quantity | |
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Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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