Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Mature Size:  50 to 120 feet in height, 3 to 6 feet in diameter

The Bald Cypress is a slow-growing deciduous conifer native to swamps and floodplains. Soft needles turn orange-brown before dropping in fall.
In wet soils, it forms distinctive root “knees.” This tree is an extremely rot-resistant wood.  Its tops provide nesting for bald eagles, herons, and egrets.

Fun Facts:

  • Sheds needles annually
  • Can live for hundreds of years

For more information: https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=117

Bald Cypress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo credits to: Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment

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