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Taxodium distichum 'Mickelson' Shawnee Brave™

 
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Taxodium distichum 'Mickelson' Shawnee Brave™ - Shawnee Brave™ bald-cypress
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Common name: Shawnee Brave™ 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
Plant Patent Info.: PP3,551; 21 May, 1974
Comments: A deciduous needled conifer with a slender conical growth habit up to 75' tall and only 20' wide. Attractive reddish brown bark and soft, sage-green foliage. Autumn color russet or soft orange-brown. This selection has improved mite resistance and upright branching. Nice as accent, specimen or in groups. "Cypress knees" develop when planted in wet sites.
Links: American Conifer Society Database • Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder • US Patent and Trademark Office- Patent No. Search

Locations

  • 1: DAL: CL18 (CL18) • Accession: D1995-0144.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: DWH: AO11 (AO11) • Accession: D1995-0144.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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