Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium
Pondcypress

Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium - Overall Habit

Family:

Cupressaceae (Cypress Family) 98

Genus:

Taxodium (Cypress Baldcypress Pondcypress) 4

Plant Type:

Tree 569

Growth Forms:

Conical 58

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 520

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 839

Foliage Notes:

Green (Bright green, soft foliage in the summer); Brown (Fall color is an orangish-brown)

Fruit Notes:

Brown (Round cones that emerge purplish-green and mature to brown)

Ultimate Height:

80 feet

Ultimate Spread:

20 feet

Fruiting Times:

November 91

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Widely adapted to soils, but prefers moist, acidic soils

Range:

Southeastern United States

Diagnostic Characteristics:

The awl-shaped leaves are 0.4" long and appressed. The fruit is a short-stalked and rounded cone, resinous when young, 0.5-1.25" in diam. The furrowed, light brown bark of Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium separates it from the reddish-brown fibrously peeling bark of Taxodium distichum. The branches of T. distichum var. imbricarium are also held more erect than the horizontal branches (also ascending at the end) of T. distichum.

Special Characteristics:

Drought Tolerant 289

Wet Soil Tolerant 109

Additional Information

Can tolerate wet and dry soils. Does not tend to develop "cypress knees" like the Common Baldcypress.

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Overall Habit

Bark

Needles

Buds

Winter Habit

When Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

Flowering

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Fruiting

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9 Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant

Number	Accession ID	Location
1	ORIG_8065*A	PMU
2	2023_00043*A	BREQ
3	2023_00042*A	BREQ
4	2023_00042*B	BREQ
5	2023_00042*C	BRUN
6	2023_00170*A	HILL
7	2023_00170*B	HILL
8	2023_00170*C	HILL
9	2023_00204*A	HILL