Bald cypress, is a long-lived, pyramidal conifer (cone-bearing tree) which grows 50-70' tall (less frequently to 125').Soft, feathery, yellowish-green foliage (1/4" long, flat needles in two ranks) turns an attractive orange/cinnamon-brown in fall. Rounded, wrinkled, 1 inch diameter, purplish-green cones mature to brown.

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This specimen was planted in 1936, but still has a long way to go to reach its age potential of 1000 years. Despite being a conifer like a pine, spruce, or redwood, the Baldcypress loses all of its leaves and its deciduous branches in the winter. This species is commonly found in the swamps of the southeastern U. S. and Gulf Coast where it often has “knees” protruding above the water that supply the roots with oxygen.

USDA Zones 4-10