Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
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Estimated Height at Pickup: 4-5’, 3 gal
A deciduous conifer with a natural triangular shape, excellent as a decorative large tree! Tolerant of deer and clay soil. Takes somewhat dry conditions after the taproot is established. Easily grown in moist soil, tolerates months of standing water.
Pollination: Male and Female individuals needed.
Light: Sun
Soil Moisture: Wet, Wet Mesic, Mesic
Soil Type: Loam, Sand, Clay, Muck
Height: 50‘-100’
Width: 20’-50’
Bloom Color: Insignificant
Bloom Time: -
Fruit: Female cones are round and split open at maturity.
Fall Color: Orange, Brown
Root Type: Taproot
Notable Wildlife Interactions: Hosts a few moths including the angle-winged emerald and cypress sphinx, as well as a few borers, beetles, and plant bugs. Seeds are eaten to a limited extent by ducks, turkeys, and tree squirrels. Provides habitat for yellow-throated warblers, pileated woodpeckers, as well as large water birds such as herons, egrets, bald eagles, and osprey.