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Taxodium distichum |
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Bald Cypress |
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Southeastern and
Southcentral United States |
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Pyramidal when young, becoming open and
spreading with age, with a tapering trunk and a
buttressed base.
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50-70 feet tall with a spread of 20-30 feet |
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Plants are
monoecious. The staminate cones are
in drooping panicles. |
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Needles are deciduous, alternate and spirally
arranged on the stems, ⅓-¾ inch long,
yellowish-green in color. |
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Fall color is a russet or soft brown. |
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Stems are of 2 kinds - persistent and deciduous.
Persistent stems are green the first year,
becoming brown during the winter, carrying the
deciduous laterals, which are green in color. |
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Cones are short-stalked, globular, 1 inch
across, purple and resinous when young. |
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- 'Monarch of Illinois' - Wide spreading.
- 'Pendens' - Pyramidal form.
- 'Shawnee Brave' - Narrow pyramidal form.
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