The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Debonair® pond-cypress

Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)

Distribution: Species native to s.-c. and s.e. United States

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: A deciduous needled conifer that grows vigorously to 60' tall and half as wide with an oval crown and straight single trunk. The unusual foliage produced on erect branchlets is bright green in summer, delicate and fern-like. They become orange-brown in fall. Does not develop knees such as the ones found on common bald-cypress. Use as a specimen in open areas.