Taxodium distichum
Baldcypress
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A deciduous conifer, with medium-fine, needle-like leave that are soft green in summer but turn rusty brown in winter before they drop. The bark of this conifer is brown and fibrous. In poorly drained soil and shallow water older trees form characteristic woody knees. It makes a great choice for compacted, urban sites as do other bottomland species that thrive where soil oxygen is low.
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USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9
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Good Companions
Southern Blue Flag
(Iris virginica var. shrevei),
Copper Iris
(Iris fulva),
Lizard's Tail
(Saururus cernuus),
Virginia Sweetspire
(Itea virginica),
Buttonbush
(Cephalanthus occidentalis),
Swamp White Oak
(Quercus bicolor)
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