Taxodium distichum 'Mickelson'
Shawnee Brave™ Bald Cypress
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: |
Tree, Conifer |
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: |
Fall, Year-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, Borders, Shade Tree, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Pond and Streams, Water Garden, and Privacy Screen.
COMPANION PLANTS: Forsythia, Cotoneaster, Wisteria
IMAGE: DC, Jardin des Prébendes - groupe de cyprès chauves, CC BY-SA 4.0