Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 8-20 ft × 5-8 ft. It does best in full sun with high water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect purple blooms in spring. It attracts small mammals and songbirds, stands up well to deer, erosion and fire.

USDA zones

4-9

Sun

Full sun

Water

High

Mature size

8-20 ft × 5-8 ft

Spacing

24-60 feet

Growth rate

Medium

Maintenance

Low

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet

Foliage

Yellow, Green

Bloom color

Purple

Bloom season

Spring

Attracts

Small mammals, Songbirds

Tough against

Deer, Erosion, Fire, Pollution, Salt, Wind, Wet soil

Native to

Eastern North America from DE to FL, west to Texas and Mexico