Taxodium distichum 15 PCS fresh seeds, Bald cypress, Swamp cypress, Tidewater red cypress, Louisiana cypress, White cypress, Coniferous seed
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Bald cypress, Swamp cypress, Tidewater red cypress, Louisiana cypress, White cypress (lat. Taxodium distichum).
Deciduous coniferous tree of the genus Taxodium (Taxodium) of the Cypress family (Cupressaceae). A tree with a height of 30-36 m and a trunk diameter of 0.9-3 m and even up to 5 m, at a young age with a woody trunk and a narrowly pyramidal crown; with increasing age, the trunk becomes more cylindrical, and the crown is pyramidal or widely spread.
The bark is dark red-brown 10-15 cm thick, with longitudinal deep cracks.
The roots of the tree diverging horizontally form original outgrowths - pneumatophores, they grow conical or bottle-shaped, rising 1-2 m above the level of water or swampy soil, which is extremely unusual for the family.
The leaves are pinnate, linear, with a rounded sharp tip, soft, light green, 16-18 mm long, arranged in two rows (combed) and falling annually in autumn together with shortened shoots. The cones are about 1.5-4 cm or about 2.5 cm in diameter.
Prefers swampy subtropical areas with high or high humidity. The crown of the taxodium is often entwined with its strands of the so-called Spanish moss. In autumn, the foliage of swamp cypresses acquires a rusty hue.