Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Size: 3 & 7 Gallon

Tree
Max size: 75’ tall x 45’ wide
Average size: 50′ tall x 30′ wide

Aquatic, Very Moist, Usually Moist
Clay, Loam, Muck, Sand
Sun, Part Shade
No Salt Tolerance

AKA: Swamp Cypress

This deciduous tree has an orange fall color. It produces small, inedible green to brown fruits that are eaten by birds, who also use the tree as a roosting area if they are a bird that wades. It is hurricane wind-resistant and is tolerant of root disturbance. Once a tree is mature, it can become resistant to rot. They can produce knees when conditions are wet enough. It is a larval host for baldcypress sphinx moth (Isoparce cupressi).

The tree is famous for providing timber, resins, and medicine. The leaves can relieve itching, and the bark is a diuretic.