Taxodium distichum

Bald Cypress

Bald Cypress is a deciduous conifer, with medium-fine, needle-like leave that are soft-textured and light green in summer but turn rusty brown in winter before they drop. Great choice for compacted, urban sites as are other bottomland species that thrive where soil oxygen is low.

	Deciduous conifer
	Grows well on wet sites or compacted urban sites
	Attractive reddish-orange bark

Item	Description	On Hand
12535	S3-5 RPM	0
1944	06in	1000
1945	12in	4000
1946	18in	4000
1947	24in	950
12643	S3-3CG RPM	467
1940	S3-3 RPM	471
1942	S3-15 RPM	35
1943	03in	0

Bald Cypress Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Produced using Forrest Keeling's patented RPM Root Production Method ® technology for exceptional growth and survivability.

Height:

50-70 Feet

Spread:

20-30 Feet

Hardiness Zone:

5 - 9

Characteristics & Attributes

Exposure

•

Full Sun

Soil Moisture Preference

•	Moist, Well-Drained
•	Wet Soil

Season of Interest (Foliage)

•	Summer
•	Fall
•	Spring

Foliage Color

•

Green

Habit

•	Semi-evergreen

Program

•	Grow Native!
•	MSD (Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District)

Attributes

•	Mass Planting
•	Midwest Native
•	Specimen
•	Erosion Control
•	Great Foliage