Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

easy outdoor ✓ Pet safe

💧 Watering

Every 1–2 weeks — tolerates flooding

☀️ Light

Full sun

💦 Humidity

Average to high

🌡️ Temperature

15–100°F (-9–38°C)

🪏 Soil

Wet to average, adaptable soil

✨ Fertilizing

Once in spring

🪴 Repotting

N/A — grown in landscape

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About Bald Cypress

Majestic deciduous conifer with feathery foliage that turns orange in fall. Tolerates flooding and drought.

Care tips

  • One of the most adaptable trees for wet sites
  • Produces knees in wet soil — a fascinating feature
  • Fall color is spectacular russet orange

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