Taxodium distichum
£2.50
Swamp cypress. A large conifer – not evergreen – from the Southern USA, growing to 40 m (130 ft) high – 5 m (16 ft) in 10 years. Can be coppiced, unlike most conifers. It has exceptionally durable timber which is highly valued for anything in contact with water, also other exterior uses. Likes a sunny site and moist or wet soil – one of the few trees to tolerate periods of waterlogging. Hardy to -20°C. Stratification: CS4. Number of seeds: 5.
26 in stock
Description
Swamp cypress. A large conifer – not evergreen – from the Southern USA, growing to 40 m (130 ft) high – 5 m (16 ft) in 10 years. Can be coppiced, unlike most conifers. It has exceptionally durable timber which is highly valued for anything in contact with water, also other exterior uses. Likes a sunny site and moist or wet soil – one of the few trees to tolerate periods of waterlogging. Hardy to -20°C. Stratification: CS4