Cascade Falls pond cypress
Taxodium distichum 'Cascade Falls'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size8 to 20 feet tall5 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Cascade Falls' pond cypress (Taxodium distichum 'Cascade Falls') is a tree for specimen use and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It has a broad shape and grows at a moderate rate. Birds visit it, and it handles drought and salt. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Dawn redwood, Cinnamon fern, Inkberry, and Great blue lobelia.