Bald cypress

Taxodium distichum

The aerial roots kinda creepy

Flower name
Bald cypress
Scientific name
Taxodium distichum
Alias落羽松, ヌマスギ, Bald cypres, 沼杉, cypress
Place of originNorth America and Mexico
Place of floweringWetlands, Botanical Gardens
Flowering seasonApril, May

What is Bald cypress

Bald cypress, scientific name:Taxodium distichum, is a deciduous coniferous trees of the Taxodium genus, of the Cupressaceae department native to North America and Mexico . Out aerial roots (root respiration) to the ground, a strange shape. It flourish wide conical tree. Since a companion of Cryptomeria japonica leaves are linear, and palmately lobed with the man. And the leaves in the fall and winter leaves fall from on high like birds ' wings. Prefer the shady damp marshes and wetlands, also called as as Bald cypress tree (Cedar swamp). Feel the aerial roots stand in the way of the grave in the dark for his first-rate thriller.

Common name: Bald cypress , scientific name:Taxodium distichum, aka: Bald cypress tree (Cedar swamp), cypress, southrn-cyprss, whit-cyprss, tidewater Rd-cyprss,origin: North America, Mexico, height: 30-50 m, tree diameter: 2 m leaf: linear, leaf arrangement: alternate, flowering period: April-May, fruiting period: October.