Taxodium distichum 'Michelson' [sold as Shawnee Brave®]
Shawnee Brave Baldcypress

Taxodium distichum ′Michelson′ [sold as Shawnee Brave®] - Overall Habit
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 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Yellow (Needles emerge bright yellow in spring); Green (Deep sage green foliage); Brown (Soft russet-brown to orange-brown foliage in the fall)
 Fruit Notes:
Green (Interesting green globular cones, brown at maturity)
 Ultimate Height:
75 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
18 feet
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 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, acid, fine, sandy loams with moderately good drainage ; chlorosis is a real problem on high pH soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Soft leaves are needle-like, alternate, 0.3-0.75" long, linear-lanceolate, 2-ranked, or scale-like and appressed, (the two forms may appear on the same branch or separate trees), with a prominent mid-vein. Cones develop from pistillate flowers and are globular (0.5-1" dia.) at ends of previous year's twigs, green to purple, and later brown. Staminate flowers are 4-5" drooping panicles. Attractive, peeling, reddish bark.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Fast Growth Rate 229
  • Notable Bark 168
  • Notable Texture 282
  • Mass Plantings 288
  • Park Tree 42
  • Specimen 630
  • Street Tree 140
  • Wind Tolerant 25

    • Additional Information

    Nice planted in groupings around water. Develops cypress knees (possibly for gas exchange), but generally only near water. Mite resistant foliage.

    When Taxodium distichum 'Michelson' [sold as Shawnee Brave®] has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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    13 Taxodium distichum 'Michelson' [sold as Shawnee Brave®] found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    1ORIG_8770*ADAUC
    2ORIG_8769*ADAUC
    3ORIG_8955*APGW
    4ORIG_8767*ADAUC
    5ORIG_8927*AMRGN
    6ORIG_8768*ADAUC
    7ORIG_8928*AMRGN
    8ORIG_8926*AMRGN
    92022_00220*AMATH
    102023_00408*AADPA
    112023_00781*APSF
    122023_00781*BPSF
    132023_00781*CPSF

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