Taxodium distichum ~ Bald Cypress

Bald Cypress is a long-lived native conifer tree with a pyramidal habit, a buttressed trunk, and root knees when grown in water.  The light and soft feathery like needle foliage is yellow-green and turns an attractive cinnamon orange-brown in fall.  Grows best in full sun and moist to wet acidic soil.  Type:  Tree, Conifer Origins: Southeast N. America; GA Native Height:  50' - 70' Spread:  20’ - 45' Spacing:  35' USDA Hardiness Zone:  4 - 9 Culture:  Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color:  N/A Season of Interest:  Fall, Year-Round MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Yellowing can be a problem in alkaline soils.  Twig blight, bagworms, and mites are occasional problems. LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Shade Tree, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden,  Pond and Streams, Water Garden, and Privacy Screen. COMPANION PLANTS:  Daylily, Wisteria, Cotoneaster IMAGE: David Wright, Taxodium Distichum, St. Lawrence's Churchya