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

Taxodium distichum ′Michelson′ [sold as Shawnee Brave®] - Overall Habit

Family:

Cupressaceae (Cypress Family) 99

Genus:

Taxodium (Cypress Baldcypress Pondcypress) 4

Plant Type:

Tree 583

Growth Forms:

Conical 60

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 521

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 846

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

Fruiting Times:

Light Requirements:

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.

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Special Characteristics:

Additional Information

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

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Overall Habit

Needles

Mature Flower

Bark

Branch Bark

Trunk

Buds

Canopy in Winter

Old Fruit

Flower

Winter Interest

Flower

Winter Habit

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
1	ORIG_8770*A	DAUC
2	ORIG_8769*A	DAUC
3	ORIG_8955*A	PGW
4	ORIG_8767*A	DAUC
5	ORIG_8927*A	MRGN
6	ORIG_8768*A	DAUC
7	ORIG_8928*A	MRGN
8	ORIG_8926*A	MRGN
9	2022_00220*A	MATH
10	2023_00408*A	ADPA
11	2023_00781*A	PSF
12	2023_00781*B	PSF
13	2023_00781*C	PSF