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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 # 5 RPM 0
12643 # 3CG RPM 1208
1940 # 3 RPM 125
1942 15s RPM 91
1944 06in 2550
1945 12in 5700
1946 18in 6350

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

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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)
Spring
Summer
Fall
Foliage Color
Green
Habit
Semi-evergreen
Program
Grow Native!
MSD (Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District)
Attributes
Specimen
Erosion Control
Great Foliage
Mass Planting
Midwest Native