Taxodium distichum (Bald 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.

• Grows up to 50-70 ft. tall (15-21 m) and 20-30 ft. wide (6-9 m).
• A full sun lover, this plant is easily grown in moist or poorly drained soils. Prefers moist, acidic, sandy soils, but tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, ranging from dry soils to wet soils to standing water.
• Virtually pest and disease free.
• Requires little pruning
• Propagate by seed
• Native to the southeastern United States.