
Common Name: Pond Cypress
Taxodium ascendans is a vigorous deciduous conifer that grows 70-80 ft high in conical or columnar growth habit with spreading branches and upright branchlets. Bright green awl-shaped foliage turns rich orange-brown in fall. Light brown bark is deeply furrowed. Best grown in full sun exposure in a wide range of rich, moist, well-drained soil. Excellent for tree lawn, specimen, or street without sidewalk.
| Plant Type: | |
| Width: | 10' - 15' |
| Height: | 50' - 60' |
| Fragrant: | No |
| Fruit Color | Brown |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Zone: | 5 - 9 |
| Deer Resistant: | Yes |
| Salt Tolerant: | Yes |
| Drought Tolerant: | No |
| Exposure: | Full Sun |
| Bloom Time: | Mid Spring |
| Soil Type | Normal |
| Flower Color: | Brown |
| Leaf Color: | Green |
| Fall Color: | Copper |