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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Taxodium distichum
(L.) Rich.
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Bald Cypress
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Cupressaceae
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8
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deciduous tree
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Slender, pyramidal, columnar when young; irregular, wide spreading with age.
These trees can get very old.
ADAPTABILITY:
Requires acid pH, best in sandy, moist soils. Obviously does well in wet sites.
Adaptable to wet, dry or well drained soils. Excessively dry sites may result
in drought stress.
FUNCTIONS:
Specimen, massing, naturalizing, street tree.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Twig blight, wood rot-not usually serious.
NATIVE RANGE:
Southeastern and south central United States, Arkansas native plant
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 4-9 (planted outside native zones)
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
'Monarch of Illinois' -wide spreading cultivar; 'Shawnee Brave'-narrow, pyramidal
cultivar.
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