Bald Cypress

In Florida, bald cypress trees are usually considered swamp-dwellers, but they're actually quite drought resistant once established and can be used in home landscapes. But the famous cypress "knees" (knobby roots that protrude out of the ground) only appear in wetter soils.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum
• Cypress – An Ideal Choice for Wet Sites
• Featured Creatures: Cypress Weevil
• Florida Forest Stewardship: Cypress Swamps
• Florida Wetlands: Cypress Swamps
• Indian River REC: Taxodium distichum
• Streetscape Trees: Bald Cypress
• Taxodium Species, Bald Cypress and Pond Cypress
• Tree Q&A: Bald Cypress and Fill Dirt

UF/IFAS Publications

• Cypress: Florida's Majestic and Beneficial Wetlands Tree
• Cypress Weevil
• Planting Cypress

Other Sites

• Baldcypress--Arbor Day Foundation
• Baldcypress--Ohio Department of Natural Resources
• Bald Cypress--North Carolina State University
• Bald Cypress Have a Thirst for Soggy Soils--Montgomery County (MD) Dept. of Environmental Protection (PDF)
• Bald Cypress Not Just For Swamps Anymore--University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Bald Cypress, Plant of the Week--University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service