Taxodium distichum var. imbricatum
Deciduous conifer in the Cupressaceae family native to the southeastern United States, typically growing in moist to wet soils such as pond margins, reaching about 30–70 ft tall with awl-like leaves that turn orange-brown in fall, and cultivated for ornamental use and wood production.
Common Names
Pondcypress, Pond Cypress, Dwarf Cypress, Hat-Rack Cypress
Summary
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Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
30-70 feet
Spread
15-20 ft
Hardiness Zones
Zones 5-9
Sunlight Requirements
Ideally full sun.
Soil Type
Moist, acidic, poorly drained soil
Soil Drainage
Wet, poorly drained soils
Soil pH
pH below 6.0
Bloom Time
Non-flowering
Foliage Color
Blue-gray / silver-green, bright green, orange in fall, orange-brown in fall
Fall Foliage Color
orange-brown
Leaf Lifecycle
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Medium, slower than var. distichum.
Seasons of Interest
Fall
Propagation Methods
Seeds, Basal sprouts (vegetative propagation)
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts birds
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Variety
- Author
- (Nutt.) Croom
- Publication
- Cat. Pl. New Bern ed. 2: No. 3048 1837
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Pinophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Subclass
- Cupressidae
- Order
- Cupressales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Taxodium
- Species
- Taxodium distichum
Synonyms
Thuja lineata Taxodium microphyllum Taxodium ascendens Taxodium lineatum Taxodium distichum var. microphyllum Taxodium distichum var. nutans Taxodium imbricatum Cupressus disticha var. imbricata Glyptostrobus lineatus Glyptostrobus pendulus Taxodium sinense var. pendulum Taxodium distichum var. pendulum Taxodium ascendens var. nutans Taxodium distichum var. ascendens Taxodium distichum var. fastigiatum Taxodium distichum f. pendulum Taxodium ascendens var. pendulum Taxodium ascendens f. nutans Cupressus disticha var. pendula Cuprespinnata disticha var. pendula Taxodium distichum var. microphyllum Cupressus imbricata Taxodium distichum var. nutans