Bald Cypress Live Tree, Taxodium distichum, 30–40 Inch Tall Rooted Plant, Deciduous Conifer, Wetland Specimen Tree, Bonsai Tree

Add distinctive seasonal beauty to your landscape with a Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum). This impressive deciduous conifer is famous for its graceful pyramidal shape, colorful seasonal needles, and ability to thrive in very wet soil conditions where many other trees struggle.

Each tree measures approximately 30–40 inches tall and ships fully rooted in a 5-inch-deep band pot. Bald Cypress is an excellent choice for landscape specimen plantings, yards, streets, and bonsai projects.

Tree Features

• Common name: Bald Cypress

• Botanical name: Taxodium distichum

• Plant type: Deciduous conifer

• Shipped height: Approximately 30–40 inches

• Root condition: Fully rooted

• Container: 5-inch-deep band pot

• Hardiness: USDA Zones 4–9

• Mature height: Approximately 50–100 feet

• Mature width: Approximately 25 feet

• Growth habit: Pyramidal

• Native range: Mississippi Valley, Gulf Coast, Florida Everglades, and north to Maryland

Beautiful Seasonal Foliage

Unlike most evergreen conifers, Bald Cypress loses its needles in fall and winter.

Its foliage changes throughout the year:

• Spring: Yellow-green new growth

• Summer: Green needles

• Fall: Attractive orangish-brown color

• Winter: Bare branches without needles

This seasonal transformation gives Bald Cypress year-round landscape interest.

Growing Conditions

Bald Cypress is remarkably adaptable and can grow in a variety of conditions.

• Soil: Prefers acidic soil with good drainage that also retains moisture.

• Water: Requires regular irrigation, particularly while establishing.

• Wet conditions: Tolerates extremely wet soils where many other trees struggle.

• Hardiness: Suitable for USDA Zones 4–9.

Although often associated with Southern swamps, Bald Cypress also grows successfully in areas as far north as Illinois and in the dry hills of Texas when provided appropriate growing conditions and irrigation.

Cypress Knees

Bald Cypress can develop distinctive woody structures called cypress knees. These may appear around the base of the tree when growing in wet conditions.

Landscape and Bonsai Uses

Bald Cypress is a versatile tree with several uses:

• Landscape specimen tree

• Residential yard planting

• Street and park plantings

• Wetland and water-feature landscapes

• Bonsai projects

Its attractive shape and seasonal foliage make it an especially interesting bonsai subject.

Plant and Shipping Information

• Ships fully rooted in a 5-inch-deep band pot.

• Tree height is approximately 30–40 inches.

• Price includes UPS 3 Day shipping.

• We cannot ship to PO Boxes.

• Seller states that shipping is available to all states.

Plants are shipped with needles during spring and summer and without needles during fall and winter. Seasonal leaf loss is normal for this deciduous conifer.

Scenic Hill Farm is a licensed Oregon nursery.

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