Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium

Scientific name: Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium

Common name: pond cypress

Family name: Cupressaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Nutans’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  5 to 9

Mature height and spread:  Height: 30.00 to 70.00 feet; Spread: 15.00 to 20.00 feet

Form: deciduous conifer, Young trees have cylindrical crowns, but older trees develop more flattened irregular crowns.

Water use: Medium to wet

Soil requirements: Best grown in average, medium to wet, moisture-retentive soils in full sun

Leaf arrangement:  Awl-like, appressed, deciduous leaves are spirally arranged

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): Non-flowering

Limitations:  Healthy, well-maintained trees in the proper growing conditions usually have few problems.

Fall colour:  Foliage turns orange-brown in fall.

Suitable uses:  Good specimen for growing in wet soils either in low spots or near water.

Quick ID description:  awl-like appressed leaves

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