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Taxodium ascendens
Taxodium ascendens Brongn.
Pond Cypress
Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)
Synonym(s): Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium
USDA Symbol: taas
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
This deciduous, 70-90 ft. conifer is narrowly conical or columnar with spreading branches and upright branchlets. The awl-shaped foliage is bright-green changing to a rich orange-brown in fall. The bark is light-brown and deeply furrowed.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Tree
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Cone
Size Notes: Up to about 90 feet tall.
Leaf: Green
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BrownBloom Time: Jan , Dec
Distribution
USA: AL , DE , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , VANative Distribution: Southeastern North America, from s.e. VA or MD to FL & west to s.e. LA, possibly n. in river valley to KY
Native Habitat: Upland areas around ponds
Growing Conditions
Water Use: HighLight Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Moist
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
Soil Description: Moist, acid soils.
Conditions Comments: Extremely wind firm. No serious disease or insect problems. A gall which so commonly effects T. distichum is less evident on T. ascendens. "Knees" do not form to the degree they do on T. distichum. Adapts to drier soils.
Propagation
Description: May be propagated by seed. Success with rooting cuttings is variable.Seed Treatment: 90 days cold stratification overcomes internal dormancy.
Commercially Avail: yes
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL |
From the National Organizations Directory
According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:Texas Discovery Gardens - Dallas, TX
Crosby Arboretum - Picayune, MS
Bibliography
Bibref 1620 - Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Reprint Edition) (2009) Wasowski, S. with A. WasowskiSearch More Titles in Bibliography
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Taxodium ascendens in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Taxodium ascendens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Taxodium ascendens
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-03-23Research By: TWC Staff