Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Taxodium
Specific Epithet
distichum
Arboretum Collection
LT
Lifecycle
large deciduous tree
Fall Color
Orange-brown to brown
Size
to 45 meters tall, 4 meter diameter
Bloom Time
March to April
Flower
wind pollinated
Bark
brown fibrous
Leaf Size
1 cm long on deciduous branchlets
Leaf Margin
Entire
Leaf Arrangement
Opposite
Leaf Type
Compound
Description
A large excurrent tree with soft textured foliage. On wet sites, cypress knees form from roots.
Cultural Requirements
Found on wet sites, but adaptable in the landscape.
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