Identify Baldcypress

Taxodium is a genus of one to three species (depending on taxonomic opinion) of extremely flood-tolerant conifers in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. Species of Taxodium, including baldcypress occur in the southern part of the North American continent and are deciduous in the north and semi-evergreen to evergreen in the south.

The trees are especially prized for their wood, of which the heartwood is extremely rot and termite resistant. The shredded bark of these trees is used as a mulch, although the current harvest rate for this product is not sustainable according to some data.

The Common North American Baldcypress

• Baldcypress

Leaves: persistent or deciduous , linear or ovate to awl-shaped.

Bark: reddish, peeling and vertically furrowed.

Fruit: Fleshy, woody cones.

Other Conifers:
| cedar | Douglas-fir | fir | hemlock | larch | pine | redwood | spruce |

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