Unlike most cone-bearing trees, bald-cypress loses its needles each winter and grows a new set in spring. The russet-red fall color of its lacy needles is one of its outstanding characteristics. Hardy and tough, this tree will adapt to a wide range of soil types, whether wet, dry, or swampy.

Cypress trees are hardy is USDA zones 5 through 10. Drench the soil around the tree after planting and cover the root zone with 3 to 4 inches (8-10 cm.) of organic mulch. ... Cypress trees need water most in spring when they enter a growth spurt and in fall just before they go dormant.

If you live near a bald cypress, you can collect its seeds and grow you own seedlings. ... Separating the seeds from the sappy cone segments is very hard, but you can plant them together. Fill the bottom one-half of a plastic bag with wet sand. Place the seeds and cone pieces into the bag with the sand.

However, unlike many conifers, bald cypress is deciduous. That means that it loses its needles before winter. Bald cypress information suggests that the needles are flat and yellow-green in summer, turning rusty orange and falling in autumn.. . . . .364011236082!]0000000000000009783314144732!]