It is very adapatable to wet or dry sites, however it can become chlorotic in high pH soils. Very majestic tree with a fine textured appearance. Could be used as a specimen. It is a worthwhile tree for the large property and smaller property.
Forms "knees" with age when located in swampy soils. It was (and to an extent still) believed that these knees provided for gas exchange. My feeling is that they provide support for the tree in swampy ground more than anything Bald Cypress are very windfirm and longlived. Rarely blown over, even in hurricane winds. Native; good street tree; light shade; easy fall cleanup; reddish brown, fibrous bark; cypress knees produced when grown in or near water; large taproot; heat, drought tolerant; seeds eaten by birds.
