Taxodium
Bald cypress · also Cypress, Gulf cypress, Louisiana cypress
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Taxodium, commonly known as Bald Cypress, is a flood-tolerant conifer native to the southeastern USA and parts of Central America. It thrives in lowland river floodplains and swamps, developing distinctive "knees" (pneumatophores) when growing near water. Its foliage turns a coppery hue in fall before shedding, and the resilient tree provides wildlife habitat while its decay-resistant wood is valued in construction.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 630.04%3.8 yr8.5 in
- 50.00%—3.5 in
- 10.01%—5.9 in
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50–150 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–70 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.9 in, mean 10 in, 90th percentile 19 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.
