Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Taxodium distichum

bald cypress
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

bald cypress

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Taxodium distichum

Familia:

Cupressaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Tree

Tamaño:

50–75 ft tall by 30–45 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Deciduous. Very long-lived possibly exceeding 1000 yrs (Nelson 2003)

Destacado por:

Hurricane Wind Resistance, Fall Color, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Can be used as a specimen tree, planted in floodplain areas, or planted in relatively moist uplands. Large rain gardens and bioswales. Tolerant of root disturbance, so a candidate for use as a street/parking lot tree.

Consideraciones:

Can produce knees, even if grown in uplands.

Disponibilidad:

Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Specialty Provider, Seed

Propagación:

Can be grown from seed. Requires moist but not inundated sites for germination and early growth. Requires flooding for seed dispersal.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Stays wet -a- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam, Organic

pH del suelo:

Acidic to neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for baldcypress sphinx (Isoparce cupressi) moth.

Attracts seed-eating birds. Valuable as roosting and nesting areas for colonial wading birds.

Hábitats nativos:

Riverine swamps, large swamps around lakes. Inundated areas associated with some form of flowing water. Floodplains, sloughs, strands. May be associated with a longer fire return interval than T. ascendens

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Old trees were exceeding valuable as a source of wood that was rot resistant. Younger trees with little heartwood do not share this characteristic.

Comentarios generales:

Younger specimens have a conical shape, but older trees tend to flatten out at the top. In some areas, the strangler fig (Ficus aurea)has strangled many mature bald cypress trees--The Corkscrew Swamp is an example of this.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Fox, Laurie, and Joel Koci. (2021). Trees and Shrubs that Tolerate Saline Conditions. ( https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-031/430-031.html ). Accessed 2026. Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Plant Name [in] Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Taxodist ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, FL.


Gilman, Edward F., Deborah Hilbert, Dennis G. Watson, Ryan Klein, Andrew Koeser, and Drew C. McLean. (2019). Taxodium distichum , Baldcypress. Publication ENH-778./ST620. ( https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST620 ). Accessed 2026. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2026. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville, TN.


Wilhite, L.P., and J.R. Toliver. (1990). Balccypress [in] Silvics of North America. ( https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/baldcypress ). Accessed 2026. U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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