Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)

Location and Notable Facts

  • Other names
    • N/A 
  • Scientific Family
    • Cupressaceae  (Cypress Family)
  • Discovery
    •  N/A
  • Size (Width/Height/Growth/DBH)
    • Will produce knees, if grown in wet areas.
    • Can grow to 120 feet in height
  • Colors
    • Fall color is russet-red.
  • Bloom/Seed/Fruit
    •  Cone

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Photo credit to Illinois Wildflowers

  • Leaf Arrangement 
    • Needle leaf deciduous trees
    • Has alternate leaf arrangement

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Photo credit to Vanderbilt University

  • Bark Arrangement 
    • Cinnamon-red to gray 
    • Finely divided peels on older trees


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  • Invasive/Non-invasive
    •  Non-invasive
  • Native/Non-native
    •  Native
  • Pests/Disease
    •  N/A
  • Comparisons to similar trees
    • Dawn Redwood; has opposite leaf arrangement
  • Usefulness
    • Ornamental 
  • Local Location / History:  
    • Located in rain garden in Rice Park Pleasant Street
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