Taxodium distichum
SWAMP CYPRESS, BALD CYPRESS
Cupressaceae-Taxodiaceae

 
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Plant type: deciduous tree or conifer

Hardiness zones: 5-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to usually boggy

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, light frost
35m
Plant habit
 
10m

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Flowers: n/a

Leaves: light green; orange-brown in autumn
 
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Taxodium distichum
SWAMP CYPRESS, BALD CYPRESS
Cupressaceae-Taxodiaceae

 

  Plant type: deciduous tree or conifer

Hardiness zones: 5-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to usually boggy

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, light frost
35m
Plant habit
 
10m

FEATURES

Flowers: n/a

Leaves: light green; orange-brown in autumn


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits formal designs

Uses: informal screen, shade tree, windbreak, soil binding

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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