Baldcypress

 

Common Name	Baldcypress
Scientific Name	Taxodium distichum
Native Region	West, Middle
Moisture Conditions	Moist Upland Site, Water's Edge, Wetlands & Standing Water
Light Preference	Full Sun, Partial Sun
Wildlife Value	birds
Soil pH	Acidic (pH<6), Neutral (pH 6-8)
Height	over 50'
Bloom Time	Spring
Evergreen	No
Comments	deciduous conifer; soft brown fall color; one of the most flood tolerant trees often growing in up to 3 feet of standing water; will also grow in moist upland locations; often planted in the drawdown zones of reservoirs in the Tennessee Valley; widely planted outside its natural range