| Common Name: |
Pond Cypress |
| Scientific Name: |
Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium |
| Category: |
Tree |
| Habit: |
Deciduous |
| Form: |
Young trees have cylindrical crowns, but older trees develop more flattened irregular crowns |
| Bloom Color: |
Non-flowering |
| Foliage Description: |
Awl-like, appressed, deciduous leaves are spirally arranged; foliage turns orange-brown in fall |
| Trunk Description: |
Gray-brown to red-brown |
| Height of Plant: |
30-70 ft. |
| Spread of Plant: |
15-20 ft. |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 5-9 |
| Light Requirements: |
Full sun |
| Water Usage: |
Medium to wet |
| Soil Type: |
Average, medium to wet, moisture-retentive soils; prefers moist, acidic, sandy soils, but actually tolerates a wide range of soil conditions ranging from average moisture soils to wet soils in some standing water |
| Native Range: |
Southeastern United States |
| Maintenance: |
Low |