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Baldcypress

Hardiness Zones: 4 - 10

Average shipping height: 2' - 3'

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Bare Root

Member Price $11.99

Reg. Price $14.99
Potted - 1 Gallon Container

Member Price $39.99

Reg. Price $49.99
Potted - 5 Gallon Container

Member Price $74.99

Reg. Price $89.99

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The baldcypress is the classic tree of southern swamps. To the surprise of many, it also does quite well when planted in the right soil in yards or along streets and is a beautiful specimen tree. It has been grown successfully in cities as far north as Milwaukee and on dry Texas hills.

Provides majestic orange-red fall color
Adapts to both wet and dry conditions
Makes a great urban tree
Is classified as a deciduous conifer, meaning it will lose its needles in the fall
Bare-root will be delivered at a height of 2'– 3'
1-gallon container will be delivered at a height of 1'– 1 1/2'
5-gallon container will be delivered at a height of 2'– 3'

Your Tree’s Personality

Shape

Pyramidal

Growth Speed

Medium

Scientific Name

Taxodium distichum

Mature Height

50' - 70'

Shipping Height

2' - 3'

Sun Preference

Full Sun

Soil Preference

Acidic, Clay, Drought, Loamy, Moist, Sandy, Silty Loam, Well Drained, Wet

Wildlife Value

Baldcypress form characteristic groves in swampy areas that support complex and variable ecosystems and are used by many wildlife species.

History/Lore

Baldcypress trees are native from Maryland along the eastern coast to Texas and as far west as the Mississippi valley. The first scientific reference to the species was made in 1640. The origin of the common name, however, seems to have been lost to time. No one is sure why it is called “bald” (though many guesses have been made).

This tree has inspired much poetry and prose over the centuries due to its melancholy and mysterious appearance. Longfellow refers to its "towering and tenebrous boughs" that "waved like banners that hang on the walls of ancient cathedrals" in his 1847 poem, Evangeline. Naturalist John Muir in his book Thousand-Mile Walk refers to "the dark, mysterious cypress woods which cover everything" and states that "night is coming on and I am filled with indescribable loneliness."

It is the state tree of Louisiana.

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