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Taxodium distichum 'Fallingwater'
Common name:
Fallingwater bald-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 truly weeping deciduous conifer growing as a small elegant tree 15-20' tall and 15' spread. Very attractive reddish brown bark and soft, sage-green foliage. Autumn color is orange-russet. Good as an accent or specimen and nice used near water. "Cypress knees" develop when planted in wet sites.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
• Accession: D2015-0123.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
JPG: BB22
(BB22)
• Accession: D2021-0181.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual