Bald Cypress - Taxodium distichum aculeatus 20'+ width)

20'+ width)

Also called: Blue Cardinal Flower

It prefers wet pine forests or areas that have standing water for part of the year

Light requirements: Medium

Bearing a light pink slightly frilled 8" wide bloom with a red eye

Bald Cypress - Taxodium distichum aculeatus 20'+ width)Bald cypress is the stereotypical Southern swamp tree, with it's swollen trunk and protruding "knees", but it also makes a nice specimen tree for a landscape or backyard. Extremely hardy, it can grow in zones 4 10, is highly adaptable to varying soil conditions, and plays a crucial role as habitat for native wildlife. It's a deciduous conifer, so will drop it's needles in the winter. Bald cypress is slow growing, but can get quite large (75'+ height,