Botanical Name: Taxodium distichum
Common Name: bald cypress, swap cypress
Family: Cupressaceae
Distribution/Origin: North America
Leaf/Bud: deciduous, opposite, terminal bud red/brown
Flower/Inflorescence:
Fruit/Seed: male catkin, female small cone
Stem/Bark: stringy grey bark, tapered trunk
Size: height 40m
Habit: upright
Form: conical, pyramidal
Culture: grows in or near water
Landscape Use: tree, near water
Notes: deciduous conifer