bald cypress - Taxodium distichum

USDA Plant Code: TADI2
Light Requirement: full sun
Soil Moisture: wet - dry
Height: 50-75+ feet
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: tree,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : yes
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: yes
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: purple
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Root(s); Knees.
Shaun Winterton, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Leaves.
Shaun Winterton, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Shaun Winterton, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Habitat;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Habitat;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Habitat;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Habitat;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Habitat;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Landscape;
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Landscape;
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Bark; Bark.
Shaun Winterton, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Cones; Mature cone.
Shaun Winterton, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Joy Viola, Northeastern University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); 44'5" cypress tree in flood waters
James R. Holland, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); West view of the 44'5" cypress tree
James R. Holland, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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