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Taxodium ascendens
Pond cypress is a deciduous conifer native to the southeastern United States, growing in still blackwater ponds and swamps; many botanists treat it as a variety of bald cypress. It is a large tree, typically 15 to 18 m tall, and it needs wet or consistently moist soil.
Taxodium ascendens, the pond cypress, is a deciduous conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, native to North America. Many botanists treat it as a variety of bald cypress, Taxodium distichum (as T. distichum var. imbricatum) rather than as a distinct species, but it differs in habitat, occurring mainly in still blackwater rivers, ponds and swamps without silt-rich flood deposits. It predominates in cypress dome habitats.
This species is native to the southeastern United States, from southeastern Virginia to southeastern Louisiana and south into Florida except for the Florida Keys. Stunted individuals of pond cypress are notable in the dwarf cypress savanna of the Everglades National Park. Taxodium ascendens is most frequently found in the southeastern United States ranging from Virginia to Louisiana.
Taxodium ascendens is typically used for ornamental purposes or decoration in more urban environments unlike the bald cypress which can be used in heavy duty construction. Pond cypress are also used in wetland restoration and enhancement.
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