Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress 18-24"

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Botanic Name (s):        Taxodium distichum        

Common Name(s):      Bald cyppress, swamp cypress      

Mature height :50-100'

Mature spread:20-35'

Flower Color/ Bloom Time :     purple / Marh-April                                             

Fruit:        cone / October-December                              

Fall Color:purple - brown  deciduous

Sun Exposure:  Full Sun     Part Sun  

Soil moisture:   Moist      Wet

Soil Ph:4.5-6

Soil Type: Clay Soil- High clay content, fine texture        

Loamy Soil- mostly silt, sand, some clay                           

Organic soil- high level of decayed leaves, bark              

Sandy soil, coarse texture                                                                                          

Native Habitat:     Rivers, lake and pond margins, swamps, coastal marshes, pocosins, river bottoms                

Notes:             deciduous conifer       Erosion Control       "Knees" allow air   absorption                                               

High Wildlife Value:     Waterfowl      

OBL- Almost always occur in wetlands                                                                                                         

Native to Coastal Regions                                                                                      

Threatened / Endangered:      Indiana      

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