Pond Cypress

This is a deciduous conifer.



Specimen tree. Mass plantings in moist areas. Wetland restoration and enhancement.

Tolerant of inundation with brackish water



Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

May produce knees (roots that poke up above ground level) even if grown in uplands. This species is less prone to knees than bald cypress(T. distchum).

Seeds are used by some mammals and seed-eating birds.

Usually found in smaller wetlands that historically burned. Restricted to areas that dry out periodically (for reproduction) and naturally found in areas that flood (for seed dispersal).

• Fall color, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance