Bald Cypress ‘Shawnee Brave®’
Taxodium distichum 'Mickelson'
Form: Pyramidal habit.
Size: 40 to 60 feet tall and 35 feet wide.
Zone: 4 to 11.
Leaves: Deciduous. Deep sage green frawns turning orange to brown in the fall.
Bark: Reddish brown exfoliating in long strips. The trunk becomes buttressed at the base. Develops "knees" in saturated soils. Very distinctive.
Fruit: Cones, ¾ to 1 ½ across. Green to purple, brown at maturity.
Flowers: N/A
Growth Rate: Fast.
Description: An upright deciduous conifer that tolerates wet sites. Light feathery needles and exfoliating bark in large longitudinal strips. Highly aromatic in the fall during leaf drop.
Pond Cypress
Taxodium ascendens
Form: Narrow pyramidal habit
Size: 40 to 60 feet tall and 30 to 40 feet wide.
Zone: 4 to 11.
Leaves: Deciduous. Bright green changing to orangish brown in the fall.
Bark: Reddish brown exfoliating in long strips.
Fruit: Cones, ¾ to 1 ½ across.
Flowers: N/A
Growth Rate: Fast.
Description: Similar to Bald Cypress this selection differs in its tight and slender growth habit and a smaller more whimsical foliage habit.