bald cypress

Hello, Does this appear to be a bald cypress or a type of redwood? This was in Chicago, zone 6a. Thanks for your input!

Should be fine, not expecting any damage but we’ll see.

Hi! Very new to bonsai. I've got an established shohin Chinese elm that I've been working on. I ran across this bald cypress pre bonsai from someone locally that I'm thinking of picking up. Question: the roots at the bottom that are exposed, will that cause strong nebari? What can I do to help...

Hi - I hope someone with bald cypress expertise can please help me out. I have several pre-bonsai BC trees, and some of them have leaf damage as shown in these pictures. Thinking that mites were the likely cause, I've already sprayed Avid three times about a week apart. Since then, I've seen...

I've got a half dozen bald cypress trees that I repotted and trunk chopped this spring. Five of them are doing great, but one has considerably less vigor than the others. The tree that's lagging behind has weaker growth, plus the terminal bud tips are coming out yellow. It also had the latest...

I had planned to re-pot my bald cypress when I was certain it was coming out of dormancy but as the clock continued to tick, just this evening after work, I slipped it from the pot for a quick look at the roots. Stink-o-rama black root rot layer about a half-inch thick (not pictured). I keep...

If this was your BC would you chop it to create more taper? Just collected it and potted, it’s a little over 2ft tall. Haven’t worked with smaller BC before but wanted to keep it smaller.

Hello, hoping for some advice or even just a diagnosis. I collected two Bald Cypress trees this season. The first tree seems to be doing okay but the larger one I am worried about. It was recommended to me that I not water every day since this can cause root rot. I tried this tactic but the...

Hello, I have had this bald cypress yamadori for about a year and a month now. I let it do its thing for a year and now ready to start guiding it with a design. It just started pushing some buds, so I have a couple of questions. I am doing a flat top design but considering different options...

Hello again from South Florida, I collected a bald cypress today from swamp property a friend owns. I’m new to bonsai and only have one other tree so far, a black olive. I watched videos regarding repotting after wild collection and tried to follow their examples. My soil is a mix of 80/20...

Hi folks - I've got around 20 bald cypress trees that are each two years old. They all get a lot of water (they're currently in shallow tubs). All of them look good except for this one that just took a turn for the worse. I moved it out of the tub for these pictures. Any guess what the...

I finally was able to add a beautiful swamp collected Bald Cypress to my collection all made possible by @Cajunrider. I can't thank him enough for picking a real nice one in my price range and going through the hassle of shipping it out to California for me. Thank you so much Cajunrider! Here...

For people who have collected bald cypress, I know the general sentiment is to leave it alone for a year. But if you have multiple buds coming out of one point do you rub them off and leave only one branch? This bc was collected in December and has been sprouting all over the place.

Hi everyone, I have a reverse taper issue with my bald cypress that I’m not sure how to deal with. It had a whorl of branches coming from the same area near the apex, which caused severe bulging. Im currently developing a new apex with one of the branches after pruning all of the others off but...

I purchased this collected bald cypress from @Cajunrider. Potted it in an Anderson to let it sit for a few years (so this thread may be boring for a while!) It looks rather healthy considering the distance it's traveled. Roots were still moist in the box when it arrivedved, bagged up. I'm...

Recently got a bald cypress! The previous owner was developing the top canopy and I will continue to do that. I just need to adjust the wiring that they had applied a bit.

My neighbor has a huge, healthy bald cypress in her backyard that's scheduled for removal in about a year. She told me to knock myself out if I wanted to grab an air layer. My goal is to get one or two on there ASAP with the plan to collect them within three to six months. How big can I go in...

I recently collected a bald cypress that is around 4ft tall with a chop, this was collected while I am currently out of town visiting a friend's property. I am not heading back home for another two weeks, but will be transporting the tree in my car. Due to space issues, I will have to lay it on...