Bald Cypress (Taxodium disitichum)

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Category:	Tree
Class:	Perennial
Bark:	The bark is reddish-brown to silvery-gray, fibrous, and peels in strips
Form:	Young trees have a pyramidal shape, which becomes a broad, spreading, and open crown as they mature
Fruit:	Produces small, spherical, globe-shaped cones that mature from green to brown and contain triangular seeds
Foliage:	Leaves are feathery, needle-like, and arranged in two rows along small branchlets. They are bright green in spring and summer and turn a striking coppery orange or cinnamon brown in the fall before dropping, giving the tree its "bald" name
Trunk:	Trunk is notably thick (3 - 7 ft.) and buttressed at the base, especially in wet conditions
Height:	50 ft. - 70 ft.
Hardiness:	Zones 4 to 9
Water Usage:	Found in swamps, riverbanks, and areas with poor drainage and standing water
Soil Type:	Highly adaptable and can grow well in drier, well-drained upland soils and urban landscapes
Native Range:	Delaware south to Florida, west to Texas, and into the Mississippi valley, extending as far north as southern Indiana and Illinois
Other Information:	It is known for its ability to thrive in wet, swampy conditions and its distinctive "cypress knees" (pneumatophores), which are woody projections from the roots that grow above ground or water
Photographer:	William Khoury
Latitude / Longitude:	(32.48690138°N, -83.92503624°W)
Bed(s):	TREES - 2 Plant;