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Bald Cypress
Scientific Name: Taxodium distichum
The Bald Cypress is native to central and east Texas and is one of
only two species in the ancient Taxodium genus that now survives
and the other species is Montezuma Bald Cypress found in south
Texas. Bald Cypress trees grow in swamps and rivers and are
excellent shade trees for areas with poor drainage or standing
water. Bald Cypress trees maintain a straight trunk and layered
branches giving it a pyramidal and moderately dense canopy. Bald
Cypress trees have fine fern-like leaves giving it a graceful fine
textured appearance. In autumn Bald Cypress leaves turn from
deep green to a coppery-red color. Bald Cypress trees have
cinnamon-brown colored bark with a thin and fairly smooth texture
that exfoliates in long strips. Bald Cypress trees also produce
small round cones that are blue-green and contain 2 to 34
triangular seeds. Bald Cypress trees are fast growing, extremely
long lived and relatively maintenance free.
Common Names: Bald Cypress, Southern Cypress, Swamp
Cypress, Red Cypress, White Cypress, Gulf Cypress
Growth rate is 3' per year. Mature size is 60' tall and 40' wide.
Scientific Name: Taxodium distichum
The Bald Cypress is native to central and east Texas and is one of
only two species in the ancient Taxodium genus that now survives
and the other species is Montezuma Bald Cypress found in south
Texas. Bald Cypress trees grow in swamps and rivers and are
excellent shade trees for areas with poor drainage or standing
water. Bald Cypress trees maintain a straight trunk and layered
branches giving it a pyramidal and moderately dense canopy. Bald
Cypress trees have fine fern-like leaves giving it a graceful fine
textured appearance. In autumn Bald Cypress leaves turn from
deep green to a coppery-red color. Bald Cypress trees have
cinnamon-brown colored bark with a thin and fairly smooth texture
that exfoliates in long strips. Bald Cypress trees also produce
small round cones that are blue-green and contain 2 to 34
triangular seeds. Bald Cypress trees are fast growing, extremely
long lived and relatively maintenance free.
Common Names: Bald Cypress, Southern Cypress, Swamp
Cypress, Red Cypress, White Cypress, Gulf Cypress
Growth rate is 3' per year. Mature size is 60' tall and 40' wide.
