Species Study - Taxodium distichum

Cajunrider said:
Am I doing it wrong? I have been doing that for decades with yard trees.
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Your technique made me think of that lol. I’m surprised you got that much bend into that diameter trunk. How long do you leave it in bondage and do you get any spring back once you remove the straps?
 
19Mateo83 said:
Your technique made me think of that lol. I’m surprised you got that much bend into that diameter trunk. How long do you leave it in bondage and do you get any spring back once you remove the straps?
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Oh I can bend much more. I will leave it in bondage for 8 months when the new branches ate hardened. I will get 50% spring back after 1 year and 25% spring back after 2 years. 50% spring back is fine with me. I just want a gentle graceful bend with them.
 
Cajunrider said:
Has anyone of us tried bending a BC by wedge cuts?
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Zach Smith posted a wedge cut on a BC branch. I know it is possible. I am thinking about doing a good size trunk. I am pretty sure it will work. I am just wondering how the scars would look in a few years.
 
I'm gonna have to actually try one of these bad mammer-jammers, up here.

They SAY it's hardy to zone 3...

But, simply the THOUGHT of a bald Cypress... Frozen in our Wisconsin swamps,.... just SEEMS crazy.
 
A bus box with 2 pieces of pool noodle attached to the side to prevent tip-over is excellent for keeping your saw, rope, etc. when sloshing in the swamp looking for BC.

Another thing is to be sure to measure the base before you dig. The diameter you see above the water belies the girth underneath.
 
Interesting thread in Bonsainut with more information on bald cypress.

CYPRESS

I am thinking of getting a Cypress or two. Does it matter if I get the Pond Cypress or Bald Cypress? I plan to get one 3-5' tall. Advice appreciated.
www.bonsainut.com www.bonsainut.com
 
Wilson said:
Since I live a good distance north of their range, I use photos for my inspiration. This site has wonderful photographs,
luminous-landscape.com

Cypress Trees Of Louisiana - Luminous Landscape

Cypress Trees Of Louisiana - Luminous Landscape
luminous-landscape.com
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Hooray! Cold Folk!

How cold do the eastern townships get.

I've been wanting to do BC up here.
 
Cajunrider said:
It's doable. In the winter just drag it in your unheated garage. I have seen BC in the wild in zone 6 so just a little winter protection is good enough.
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I build a coldframe every year... So I think I'm gonna try.
 
HorseloverFat said:
I'm gonna have to actually try one of these bad mammer-jammers, up here.

They SAY it's hardy to zone 3...

But, simply the THOUGHT of a bald Cypress... Frozen in our Wisconsin swamps,.... just SEEMS crazy.
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The only thing is that you won't experience the growth rate they have in the south... all my BC's had the rootball in a water tub solid frozen the last 2 years for an entire week and were fine. This year they were frozen for 5 days, I will update my thread in spring in case they don't make it...

A little something from your side of the woods, or at least the state...
 
Maiden69 said:
The only thing is that you won't experience the growth rate they have in the south... all my BC's had the rootball in a water tub solid frozen the last 2 years for an entire week and were fine. This year they were frozen for 5 days, I will update my thread in spring in case they don't make it...

A little something from your side of the woods, or at least the state...
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Awesome! I had never heard of that Rhodes Bald Cypress!!
 
Maiden69 said:
The only thing is that you won't experience the growth rate they have in the south... all my BC's had the rootball in a water tub solid frozen the last 2 years for an entire week and were fine. This year they were frozen for 5 days, I will update my thread in spring in case they don't make it...

A little something from your side of the woods, or at least the state...
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Freezing really won't hurt them all that much. TIMING of that freeze can. I've had collected BC weather strings of nights with -7 F mulched in a cold frame in Feb. I've had collected BC mulched into the same cold frame get killed back to the roots in a two-day span of 26 F. degree nights in mid March. The tree had buds juuuust beginning to swell.
 
rockm said:
Freezing really won't hurt them all that much. TIMING of that freeze can. I've had collected BC weather strings of nights with -7 F mulched in a cold frame in Feb. I've had collected BC mulched into the same cold frame get killed back to the roots in a two-day span of 26 F. degree nights in mid March. The tree had buds juuuust beginning to swell.
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Maybe the difference is that by being frozen in an ice cube protects them for the excessive cold of the windchill. I remember in an article that Brent wrote about winter protection that he have a set up that will water his trees in the event of a freak cold spell, and that the trees being frozen in ice actually protect them better as if they were completely exposed to the cold. Something like once the ice forms it stays very close to the 32 degrees inside. Now another aspect is that once the tree begins to break buds, the sugars and starches that protects them are running up towards the buds and freezing at that point will wreak havoc on the tissue that moved the water. At least that is my understanding.
 
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