| Description | Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) is a large deciduous conifer tolerant of wet areas. |
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| Pronunciation | (taks-OH-di-um)(DIS-ti-kum) |
| Plant Type | Trees Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-11 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | Grows in average soils but also can grow in wet, swamp conditions. It needs acid soils to avoid chlorosis. |
| Flowers | having male (pollen-bearing) and female trees (seed-bearing), female trees form globular cones, plants having male and female plants are called monoecious |
| Fruit | small globular cones |
| Leaves | needles, deciduous, soft, bright yellow-green in the spring, green in the summer, and brown to oranges brown in the fall |
| Stems | reddish brown, fibrous bark |
| Roots | forms knees if grown in wet areas |
| Dimensions | 50-70 feet tall by 20-30 feet wide |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | It was introduced into cultivation in 1640. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #153-Illinois Wild Flower (www.illinoiswildflowers.info) |
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