Taxodium distichum

Common name
Pond Cypruss

Family
Cupressaceae

Details
Hand grafted and propagated at Lime Cross Nursery Taxodium distichum is a deciduous coniferous tree with a conical crown and fibrous red-brown bark with soft feathery light green foliage turning rich yellow-brown in autumn. Small ovoid cones.

Genus
Taxodium are tall deciduous trees, narrowly conical in outline with red-brown bark and soft linear leaves colouring well in autumn. A genus of two species of deciduous and semi- deciduous monoecious trees often arising in swampy conditions. The leaves are spirally arranged and needle like. 

Soil Type: Normal, heavy clay, light sandy, chalk, loam.
Aspect: Full sun.
Foliage Type: Deciduous.
Foliage Colour: Green - reddish brown needles.
Pot Size: 3 litre and 10 Litre.
Ultimate Height: 4m.
Ultimate Spread: 1m.
Growth Rate: 20 - 50 years.
Special Attributes: Rare and a shapely addition to any rock garden