GIS Coordinate:
N40 20.966 W94 52.881
Trail Number:
G16
Family:
Taxodiaceae
Foliage:
Deciduous tree drops the needle-like leaves in the winter
Native Locale:
Delaware to Florida, west to southern Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas
Mature Height:
50 to 70 feet
Mature Width:
20 to 30 feet
Hardiness Zones:
Zone 4 to 11
Soil Preference:
Prefers deep, fine, sandy loams with plenty of moisture
Growth Habit:
A lofty, deciduous conifer of slender, pyramidal habit, almost columnar in youth, with a stout, straight trunk buttressed at the base and short, horizontal branches, ascending at the ends, the lateral branchlets pendulous; sometimes becoming irregular, flat-topped and picturesque in old age
Rate of Growth:
Medium, 50 to 70' in 30 to 50 years
Disease and Insect:
Twig blight, annual cankers
Landscape Value:
n/a
Additional Notes:
