Taxodium distichum 'Falling Waters' ~ Falling Waters Weeping Bald Cypress

Falling Waters Bald Cypress is a long-lived slow-growing native deciduous conifer tree  with weeping branches and a buttressed trunk.  The soft, feathery-like light green needle foliage completely cover the trunk and turn an attractive cinnamon orange-brown in fall.   Grows best in full sun and moist to wet acidic soil.   Falling Waters has a true weeping form and will only grow as tall as it is staked - otherwise it will cascade. Type:  Tree, Conifer Origins: Southeast N. America; GA Native Height:  - 20' Spread:  10’- 15' Spacing:  12' USDA Hardiness Zone:  5 - 8 Culture:  Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color:  N/A Season of Interest:  Fall, Year-Round MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Yellowing can be a problem in alkaline soils.  Twig blight, bagworms, and mites are occasional problems. LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Shade Tree, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden,  Pond and Streams, Water Garden, and Priv