Species: Taxodium distichum
(taks-oh'dee-um dis'ti-kum)
Bald Cypress
Found on Course Walks
Map of plant locations
(Plant location data may be incomplete)
In Collection(s):
Cultivars
'Autumn Gold', 'Casacade Falls', 'Cave Hill', 'Cody's Feathers', 'Emerald Shadow', 'Falling Waters', 'Fastigiata', 'Green Whisper', 'Greenfeather Carolyn Malone', 'Hurley Park', 'Hursley Park', 'Lindsey’s Skyward', 'Little Leaf', 'Monarch of Illinois', 'Pendens', 'Peve Minaret', 'Peve Yellow', 'Secrest', 'Shawnee Brave'Ornamental Characteristics
Tree > 30 feet
50' - 70'
Deciduous
columnar when young; wide spreading, open with age
chlorotic on high pH sites; found in swamps and wet areas in its native range
Environmental Characteristics
Full sun
5b
Requires acid (pH 5.0 to 7.0)
Tolerates salt spray, Tolerates salty soil
chlorotic on high pH sites; found in swamps and wet areas in its native range
Occasionally saturated or very wet soil; Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil
See graphic below
Insect Disease
generally free of problems
Bare Root Transplanting
Difficult
Other
transplant in spring; slow to recover from transplanting, native to Mid-Atlantic and Southern US.
Moisture Tolerance Graphic
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Moisture Tolerance
