#50
Accession Number: 0050-0000
Common Name: Pond Cypress
Latin Name: Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium
Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)
Native Range: Southeastern United States
Height: 30–60 feet
Spread: 15–20 feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade
Water Needs: Medium to wet
Notes: Works well in a rain garden; tolerates deer, clay soil, wet soil, air pollution
Description: Pond Cypress is a conifer, which unlike the many evergreen conifers, is deciduous and sheds its needles. Its tendency to grow along the edges of ponds and lakes lend its common name. Although very similar to Bald Cypress, it is generally smaller, more slender, and tends to grow next to water in the wild, where Bald Cypress generally grow in the water.
