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Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Bald Cypress leaves (needles) and fruit (cones)
Size:

Small

Medium
Size: large
Large
Exposure/ Light Requirements:
Full Shade not required.
Full Shade
Full Sun required.
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade not required.
Partial Sun/Shade
Pests and Problems:

Environmental Damage


Twig blight
Hardiness Zone: 5 - 10 
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Mature Height: 50-75 Feet
Features: Deciduous needles that are a soft green in summer and change to russet in fall; tree produces knees (woody protrusions that grow up from the ground) when planted next to water.
Culture: Full sun; moist, well drained soil, but can grow in wet sites, even shallow water; prefers slightly acid soil.
Cultivars: 'Shawnee Brave' is more narrow than the species.
Mature Form: Narrowly pyramidal
Native To: United States
Soil Conditions:
Dry
Soil condition: Moist, Well-DrainedMoist, Well-Drained
Soil condition: WetWet
Tolerance:
Alkaline Soil
Dry Sites
Salt
Tolerance: Soil CompactionSoil Compaction
Tolerance: Wet SitesWet Sites
Tolerance: WindWind
Uses:
Massing
Patio
Screen
Shade
Use for: Specimen.Specimen
Street
Wind Break
Foliage Color: Green
 
Fall Foliage Color: Brown
Orange
Red
 
Additional Notes: This cone-bearing tree is not an evergreen; the needles fall off in autumn.