Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
The deciduous conifer of southern swamps, feathery green in summer and rusty-orange in fall before dropping its needles. Tolerates flooding, raising knobby 'knees.'
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 130–130 ft
- Spacing
- 20–30 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~16 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA