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.