Bald Cypress Tree Nursery

It has been grown successfully in cities as far north as milwaukee and on dry texas hills.

Bald cypress tree nursery.

This deciduous cypress tree is typically used as a specimen or in small groves particularly in wet soil or as a street tree. The bald cypress trees are deciduous conifers which occur near damp soils or swamps. The main trunk is often surrounded by cypress knees the bark is grayish brown to reddish brown thin and fibrous with a stringy texture. It has a vertically interwoven pattern of shallow ridges and narrow furrows.

Bald cypress trees have fine fern like leaves giving it a graceful fine textured appearance. Moon valley nurseries is the largest box tree grower in the united states with bald cypress trees available in a variety of sizes all custom grown superior quality trees. The bald cypress tree is a large deciduous tree that often reaches heights of 130 ft. The baldcypress is the classic tree of southern swamps.

The bald cypress displays attractive reddish brown fibrous bark. Bald cypress trees grow in swamps and rivers and are excellent shade trees for areas with poor drainage or standing water. Wood ducks build nests in the trunks while eagles build nests in the canopies of bald cypress. Bald cypress is also a fast growing tree with 2 5 feet of growth expected each year.

Provides majestic orange red fall color. To the surprise of many it also does quite well when planted in the right soil in yards or along streets and is a beautiful specimen tree. Used as breeding grounds for frogs and toads. Taxodium distichum is a large slow growing and long lived tree it typically grows to heights of 35 120 feet 10 40 m and has a trunk diameter of 3 6 feet 0 9 1 8 m.

The russet red fall color of its lacy needles is one of its outstanding characteristics. Bald cypress this stately conifer native to the midwest often is found in groupings in parks and larger spaces along streets and around lakes. You ll love the speedy way it rockets up to achieve lovely refreshing shade for you and your family. Prepare to plant the bald cypress tree in early spring in an area with full sunlight.

First the soft short and feathery needles turn a gorgeous cinnamon red for autumn. Unlike most cone bearing trees bald cypress loses its needles each winter and grows a new set in spring. Bald cypress trees maintain a straight trunk and layered branches giving it a pyramidal and moderately dense canopy. Cold stream farm supplies bald cypress trees which are grown as bare root seedlings and transplants and sold both wholesale and retail with no minimum order.

They make attractive dense screening and windbreak plants. An unusual and interesting tree often growing over 100 ft. It will also tolerate dry well drained soils but will not develop the classic knees which are the roots bunching up at the trunk s base.