General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 8 to 20 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 20 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Needled
Other: Bright emerald green turning orange in fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Shade Tree
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Bald Cypress

Photo Gallery
Location: Mast Arboretum - Stephen F. Austin State University
Date: 2017-06-30
A long line of 'Cascade Falls' planted on both sides of a pathway
Location: Burroughs Park. Harris County, Texas
Date: 2015-08-17
Burroughs Park near Spring, Texas has a ton of these weeping cypr
Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: Raulston Arboretum Raleigh NC
Date: 2022-01-25
Winter silhouette
Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: Montgomery County, Texas
Date: 2013-10-03
Growth form of the branches
Location: Montgomery County, Texas
Date: 2013-10-03
Planted a year ago, tree has done very well several feet from the
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-11-21

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens

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