Taxodium ascendens
pondcypress

Notes:

AKA T. distichum var. imbricarium, but the American Conifer Society doesn't seem to think such classification has merit.

When I say "fragrant flowers" here, of course I actually mean fragrant seed cones, because obviously conifers don't have flowers.

Trunk not as strongly buttressed as T. distichum; also narrower and more open habit, and less likely to form "knees" even in wet sites. Leafs out late. Taprooted and needs deep soil. Does not form multiple leaders. The USDA is an outlier in claiming slow growth. Sandy soil tolerance is debated (USDA vs. Cal Poly and UFL, and UFL actually mentioned it in the descriptive text this time instead of just the database attributes, so I feel confident citing them for this point).

'Debonair' has earned the PHS Gold Medal Award. 'Prairie Sentinel' is even narrower than the species.

Sources: Sunset, Stoecklein, UFL, Missouri BG, Cal Poly, Dirr, USDA.

Tags:

acidic soil preferred
alkaline soil intolerant
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:mammals
branches strong
clay tolerant
compacted soil tolerant
deer resistant
drought tolerant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
fall color notable
fast-growing
fine texture
fire risk low
form:tree
fragrant flowers
habit:columnar
habit:conical/pyramidal
infertile soil tolerant
litter:minimal
long-lived
native:eastern North America
open canopy
persistence:deciduous
pest/disease free
PHS Gold Medal Award
pollution tolerant
pruning not required
roots:deep
roots:low damage potential
roots:wide-spreading
salt tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
showy bark
type:conifer
use:mass planting
use:specimen
use:street
water:ample
water:moderate to little
water:regular
wet soil tolerant


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