Taxodium distichum
Bald cypress · also Baldcypress, Swamp cypress, White cypress
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Taxodium distichum, commonly known as Bald Cypress, is a deciduous conifer native to the Southeastern United States. It features distinctive russet-red fall foliage and develops unique 'knees' (pneumatophores) when growing in wet conditions. This hardy tree thrives in diverse soil types, including wet and swampy areas, and provides important food and nesting sites for wildlife.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2,0811.1%5.6 yr2.0 in
- 1,6190.22%—6.0 in
- 1,1030.68%—9.7 in
- 7690.27%27 yr9.8 in
- 4770.04%—3.9 in
- 1600.09%—13 in
- 1170.10%6.4 yr5.0 in
- 1010.03%—3.0 in
- 820.52%4.3 yr3.2 in
- 450.02%—22 in
- 380.01%—12 in
- 330.07%7.8 yr—
- 280.04%2.8 yr2.0 in
- 130.00%1.0 yr2.0 in
- 90.00%36 yr7.5 in
- 70.00%—2.4 in
- 40.01%—17 in
- 30.00%——
- 20.00%—11 in
- 20.00%—4.7 in
- 20.01%—13 in
- 20.00%—2.2 in
- 10.00%—3.1 in
- 10.00%—28 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–35 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Soil
- Wet, Poorly drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Roots
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.0 in, mean 7.3 in, 90th percentile 16 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- East Central Texas forests
- Mississippi lowland forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Central American Atlantic moist forests
Other Taxodium in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
