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Good to know - appealing in winter when tracery of branchlets are silhouetted against the sky or are frosted.
Pests & Diseases - trouble free
Place of Origin - south-eastern USA, Mexico
Tree Shape: Conical

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Now is our busy spring period - orders are being packed 6 days a week, however please remember it may be 10 days before you RECEIVE your plants.

Orders can also be collected in person from our Nurseries, or some of our shows - just tell us during the checkout process.

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TAXODIUM

Swamp cypress, Yew cypress

Burncoose Catalogue Code

Conifer - male cones occur in groups, female are scattered.

Deciduous - bright-green shoots in spring, becoming darker in summer and turning striking rust-red in autumn

Hardiness Rating

Fully hardy - Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)

Preferred Location

Full Sun

Partial Shade

Soil Conditions

Acid Loving

Wet or boggy soil - also grows well away from water in moist, acidic soil.

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Varieties

Conical or columnar habit with spreading branches and most unusual erect branchlets with bright green adpressed leaves. Wonderful rich brown autumn foliage. A tree which ought to be cultivated far more often. Best near water or in a bog

£30.00 each

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TAXODIUM distichum >

Bald cypress, Deciduous cypress, Swamp cypress

Prefers boggy moist conditions where this conical tree with pale green leaves and splendid rust brown autumn colour will perform to best effect

Small £16.00 each

Large £35.00 each

Specimen £50.00 each

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TAXODIUM distichum 'Falling Waters' >

Deciduous cypress, Swamp cypress

A new introduction with an attractive pendulous growth habit and excellent autumn colour

Large £60.00 each

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TAXODIUM distichum 'Secrest' >

Deciduous cypress, Swamp cypress

A very slow growing form originating from Secrest Arboretum, Ohio, USA. It has a strikingly flat habit and older plants are twice as wide as they are tall with horizontally spreading branches. Suitable for heather or rock gardens or as a bonsai plant

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