Peve Yellow pond cypress
Taxodium distichum 'Peve Yellow'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size6 to 15 feet tall3 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Peve Yellow' pond cypress (Taxodium distichum 'Peve Yellow') 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. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It has a broad habit and grows at a moderate rate. Birds visit the tree, and it tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Inkberry, Cinnamon fern, and Indian grass.