Common Baldcypress 'pendens'
Taxodiaceae
This tree is located on the Biddle family estate at Andalusia, Pennsylvania. http://www.andalusiapa.org/
'Pendens' - Occasionally offered by specialty nurseries, this old form differs mainly in its drooping branch tips. The overall form is pyramidal, with horizontal primary limbs.
More information is at the University of Connecticut plant database:
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/t/taxdis/taxdis1.html
Habitat- native to southeastern United States primarily
- cold hardy in zone 5, perhaps warmer zone 4
- generally found in wet swampy areas, often in standing water
Habit and Form- a deciduous conifer
- grows 50' to 70' tall
- pyramidal to conical, especially when young
- some older trees develop spreading, irregular, or almost flat-topped forms
- develops a buttressed trunk base
- root "knees" can form on older trees in wet sites
- branching more or less horizontal
- texture is medium-fine and airy
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