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Common Name: Bald Cypress

Species Name: Taxodium distichum

Family Name: Cupressaceae

 

 

Examples of Bald CypressTaxodium distichum

A brown Bald Cypress branch with several small round buds growing on it.
A brown Bald Cypress branch with several small round buds growing on it.
A brown Bald Cypress branch with several small round buds growing on it.
The needle-like green leaves of a Bald Cypress.
The needle-like green leaves of a Bald Cypress.
The needle-like green leaves of a Bald Cypress.
The round, green, scale-like seeds of a Bald Cypress.
The round, green, scale-like seeds of a Bald Cypress.
The round, green, scale-like seeds of a Bald Cypress.

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin North America
Sun Preference Full Sun
Susceptibility Twig blight, wood decay, canker, cypress moth, spider mites; usually problem free

 

 

ID Characteristics

  • Leaf and Stem Characteristics
    • Plant Height: 50-foot diameter, 120-foot height
    • Leaves: Deciduous, flattened, needle-like, 1/3-3/4 inches long, arranged in two rows on branchlets

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
Soil Preference Well-drained, deep and sandy loam
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 4º
Notes May be chlorotic at high pH; excellent drought and flood
tolerant tree
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