Scientific name: Taxodium distichum var. distichum

Common name:  swamp cypress

Family name: Cupressaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 22-30m tall, 5-7m wide

Form: feathery, broader crown, pyramidal

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained, soil high in silt (less acidic)

Leaf arrangement: needle-like, compound. Alternate.

Fall colour: bronze

Flower/cone/fruit description: cone (very small). No flowers.

Limitations: Roots come up to the surface (called knees; are for stability); tripping hazard. Grows very slowly.

Suitable uses: Good for in winter as lets light in.

Quick ID: Dec. Coniferous tree. needle-like leaflets on branchlets, pinnately compound. Alternate. Arranged decussately.