Bald, Cypress Seed
Bald Cypress Seed
- Soft feathery needles turn rusty orange before dropping each autumn
- Thrives with wet feet at pond edges yet adapts to ordinary lawns once established
- Fast-growing native conifer with a narrow pyramid and fibrous reddish bark
- Raise rain garden trees and bonsai starts from seeds
Key Attributes
About Bald, Cypress Seed
Feathery needles that turn rusty orange before dropping each fall give this stately native conifer a look all its own. Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) has a narrow, pyramidal shape and soft foliage, and it is famous for thriving with its feet wet, yet it adapts surprisingly well to ordinary lawns and dry sites once established. Its fast growth, tidy form and fibrous, reddish bark make it a standout shade or specimen tree, and it is a favorite for rain gardens, pond edges and bonsai.
Growing details
Plant profile
Seed & variety
Before Planting
Planting
Watering
Fertilizer
Harvesting
Tips
Pests & Diseases
Generally trouble free. Watch for damping off in seed flats and keep good air flow. Twig blight and needle browning can appear in very dry or alkaline conditions.
Few serious pests. Cypress twig gall midge and bagworms occasionally appear; prune affected tips or pick off bagworms by hand.
Native States & Regions
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
Native regions: South Central, Midwest, Appalachia, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic
Its Role in the Native Ecosystem
Bald Cypress anchors southern swamps and river bottoms, where its trunks and knees shelter fish, amphibians and wading birds. Herons, egrets and ospreys nest in its crowns, and wood ducks and squirrels eat the seeds from its round cones. Its roots stabilize stream banks and soak up stormwater.
Bald Cypress Native Range Map
Native range describes natural occurrence, not the origin of this seed lot or every location where a plant can be grown.
Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets. State-level range does not mean a plant occurs throughout every part of that state.
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