Taxodium distichum

Name: Taxodium distichum
Common Name:  bald cypress				Family:  Cupressaceae
x    Deciduous            Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual     x    Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit: conical, columnar	Hard. Zone:  usda 5		Mature Size 9m spread by 40m tall					x
Leaf: compound,  needlelike, green in spring					Fall/Winter Color rusted color in fall before leafdrop
Leaf Arr.        Opposite      x   Alternate         Whorled     x    Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: spherical green femaile cones, pendent red male cones						Infl.
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained					Exposure Sun     Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses: specimen tree, grows in wet soil, nice color		Limitations: flared stem, knees, must be well sighted					Other Features: oily wood is natural fungicide