Bald Cypress Taxodium

Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum

$3.35

A long lived wetland monarch.

This tree makes for an amazing looking thick trunked bonsai that is suitable for formal upright, slanting, twin trunk and group styles. The trunk tends to be perfectly straight and develops a pale-brown, shallowly fissured bark texture with age. In wet soil conditions, Swamp Cypress develop aerial roots known as 'knees' or pneumatophores at water level and this makes them an attractive option for bonsai.  

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This tree makes for an amazing looking thick trunked bonsai that is suitable for formal upright, slanting, twin trunk and group styles. The trunk tends to be perfectly straight and develops a pale-brown, shallowly fissured bark texture with age. In wet soil conditions, Swamp Cypress develop aerial roots known as 'knees' or pneumatophores at water level and this makes them an attractive option for bonsai.  

Bonsai Location

Indoor or Outdoor

Bonsai Difficulty

Medium

Bonsai Styles

Formal Upright, Slanted Trunk, Group Planting

Bonsai Size

Small (0-25cm), Medium (25-80cm), Large (80-200cm)

Position/Sunlight

Full Sun

Additional Features

Attracts Birds

In the Garden

IIt is a spectacular tree if you have the space in your garden, and a good, moist soil to keep it happy. Also known as the Swamp Cypress and Bald Cyprus, this is a deciduous tree that is naturally found in the swampy areas of the South Eastern United States. It is a large tree growing from 25-40m in ideal conditions and it is well suited to damp as well as dry soil environments assuming it is well watered during dry spells.

Propagation

If you have poorly drained soils, this tree will grow where others can’t. Tough and easy to grow in Australian conditions, all it needs to be at its best is adequate water.

Common Name:Bald Cypress
Scientific Name:Taxodium distichum
Seeds Per Packet:Approx 20
Climate:Cold Temperate, Warm Temperate
Hardiness:1 (-15 to -10 °C)
Ideal Soil pH:Acidic
Soil Type:Clay, Loam, Saline, Sand, Silt
Position/Sunlight:Full Sun
Watering:Medium
Flower Colour:Unremarkable
Bonsai Location:Indoor or Outdoor
Bonsai Difficulty:Medium
Bonsai Styles:Formal Upright, Slanted Trunk, Group Planting
Bonsai Size:Small (0-25cm), Medium (25-80cm), Large (80-200cm)
Tree Full Height:25-50m
Tree Full Width:5-10m
Foliage:Deciduous
Foliage Colour:Green
Seasons Of Interest:Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
Climate:Cold Temperate, Warm Temperate
Additional Features:Attracts Birds
Growing Information

In the Garden

IIt is a spectacular tree if you have the space in your garden, and a good, moist soil to keep it happy. Also known as the Swamp Cypress and Bald Cyprus, this is a deciduous tree that is naturally found in the swampy areas of the South Eastern United States. It is a large tree growing from 25-40m in ideal conditions and it is well suited to damp as well as dry soil environments assuming it is well watered during dry spells.

Propagation

If you have poorly drained soils, this tree will grow where others can’t. Tough and easy to grow in Australian conditions, all it needs to be at its best is adequate water.

Product Details
Common Name:Bald Cypress
Scientific Name:Taxodium distichum
Seeds Per Packet:Approx 20
Climate:Cold Temperate, Warm Temperate
Hardiness:1 (-15 to -10 °C)
Ideal Soil pH:Acidic
Soil Type:Clay, Loam, Saline, Sand, Silt
Position/Sunlight:Full Sun
Watering:Medium
Flower Colour:Unremarkable
Bonsai Location:Indoor or Outdoor
Bonsai Difficulty:Medium
Bonsai Styles:Formal Upright, Slanted Trunk, Group Planting
Bonsai Size:Small (0-25cm), Medium (25-80cm), Large (80-200cm)
Tree Full Height:25-50m
Tree Full Width:5-10m
Foliage:Deciduous
Foliage Colour:Green
Seasons Of Interest:Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
Climate:Cold Temperate, Warm Temperate
Additional Features:Attracts Birds
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