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Pond Cypress

Taxodium ascendens

Feeds the food chain

A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.

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About Pond Cypress

Bloom time runs March through April. Does best in full sun with moist to wet soil. Reaches 10 m–25 m at maturity.

Growing Pond Cypress

Bloom: March–April
Light: Full sun
Soil: Moist, Wet
Mature size: 10 m–25 m

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