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Bald Cypress

The Bald Cypress is a beautiful, low maintenance, easy to grow deciduous conifer that is not at all finicky about soil types and PH: from acidic to alkaline, to sand, loam clay and mildly salty soil. It’s long, slender branches feature short needles on both sides which start out yellow in spring, to light green in summer, to a yellow or coppery red in fall. Fairly insect resistant, it is a medium growing, pyramidal shaped tree who’s canopy can cast considerable shade as it matures. It loves full sun(6 hours of unobstructed sun) but can thrive in partial shade. It bears small clusters of little “globes” that produce 2 or three triangular seeds that fall in November-December. It’s nearest cousin is the Dawn Redwood, and in nurseries are often mistaken for the other.

 

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Description

The Bald Cypress’s distinctive trunk and mossy growths hanging from its branches is an iconic symbol of the deep-south: but its natural range extends well beyond and does well in much drier conditions.

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Trade Name(s)

Bald Cypress, Swamp Cypress, Red Cypress, White Cypress
Botanical Name

Taxodium distichum
Foliage Type

Deciduous
Growth Rate

Average (12 to 24 inches/year), Slow (less than 12 inches/year)
Mature Height

50-70 feet
Mature Width

20-40 feet
Sun Exposure

Full Sun to Partial Shade
USDA Hardiness Zones

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Root System Depth

Deep Tap Root
Soil pH

Acidic, Alkaline
Soil Type

Adaptive, Clay Soils, Loamy, Sandy
Fall Leaf Color

Copper, Red, Yellow
Pick-Up or Delivery

Pick Up From Our Farm

If you’d rather pick up your trees and/or grow media, you may place an order online and pick up at our farm in St. Paul, Missouri. 

At checkout, please specify that you would like to pick up the order and write in the note section your preferred day and time. A member of our team will reach out to you via email and confirm your pickup day/time.

DELIVERY (FEES APPLY)

Hunter Tree Farms & Grow Media can deliver all of your trees and grow media. We don’t have any appointed delivery zones around the St. Louse Metro area; however, delivery is often dependent upon the availability of our small staff.

  • For a set cost, we deliver to our local area, defined as St. Charles County, Lincoln County and parts of St. Louis County. Contact our customer service team for specific costs.
  • Outside of this area, we determine costs based on the mile distance from our location.

Please note that all delivery orders placed are subject to availability. If your order is affected by low stock numbers, we will be in touch with a solution as quickly as possible.

For all additional inquiries not addressed on this page, please get in touch with one of our friendly team members, by contacting us at (636) 515-7997  or info@huntertreefarms.com.

Hardiness Zones

Knowing Your Plant Hardiness Zone is Important

All species of plants will thrive under optimal conditions. The USDA system was originally developed to aid gardeners, growers and landscapers in  determining these conditions across the United States. A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined to encompass a certain range of climatic conditions relevant to plant growth and survival.

The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which we can determine which plants are most likely to flourish at a location. The map is produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The zones are based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree Fahrenheit zones.

USDA hardiness zones

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