Taxodium distichum 'Mickelson'

Shawnee Brave™ Bald Cypress

Size

Shawnee Brave Bald Cypress is a long-lived native deciduous conifer tree with a narrow pyramidal habit, a buttressed trunk, and root knees when grown in water.   The dense and soft feathery emerald green needle-like foliage turns an attractive cinnamon orange-brown in fall.  Grows best in full sun and moist to wet acidic soil. 

Type: 

TreeConifer

Height: 

50' - 75'

Spread: 

15’ - 20'

Spacing: 

18'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

N/A

Season of Interest: 

FallYear-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Yellowing can be a problem in alkaline soils.  Twig blight, bagworms, and mites are occasional problems. 
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, BordersShade TreeNaturalized AreasWoodland Garden,  Pond and StreamsWater Garden, and Privacy Screen.

COMPANION PLANTS:  ForsythiaCotoneaster, Wisteria

IMAGE: DCJardin des Prébendes - groupe de cyprès chauvesCC BY-SA 4.0