Species Study - Taxodium distichum

[HorseloverFat]

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.

So they appreciate a DEFINITELY outlined growing season with a slow/steady transition..

Yeah, that's not Wisconsin.

However, I'd still like to try and appreciate the info.

 

[rockm]

So they appreciate a DEFINITELY outlined growing season with a slow/steady transition..

Yeah, that's not Wisconsin.

However, I'd still like to try and appreciate the info.

all things being relative, your cold will last longer than mine, which means the BC will remain dormant for longer in your area. You can probably grow BC with little trouble, if understand the basics.

FWIW, Here we get days into the 80's in March, hell we even had a freak 90 degree day a few Marches back. Those high temps are usually followed by 20's in April. Those early high temps push trees hard to begin growth as they warm mulch piles rapidly. Spring is always the most dangerous time for overwintering bonsai outside.

 

[Cajunrider]

9 months ago I collected this stump and put it in a cement mixing tub. All the roots were cut super short at that time. Since then it has grown quite a bit of roots. I moved it to a bus tub today.

 

[Cajunrider]

9 months ago I collected this stump and put it in a cement mixing tub. All the roots were cut super short at that time. Since then it has grown quite a bit of roots. I moved it to a bus tub today.
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Judging from the roots I saw, I won’t repot the rest of the collected BCs until they have at least a full year of growth.

 

[johng]

Judging from the roots I saw, I won’t repot the rest of the collected BCs until they have at least a full year of growth.

I typically give mine two years from collection before thinking about repotting...

 

[19Mateo83]

Since I live a good distance north of their range, I use photos for my inspiration. This site has wonderful photographs,

Cypress Trees Of Louisiana - Luminous Landscape

Cypress Trees Of Louisiana - Luminous Landscape

luminous-landscape.com

This is a fantastic inspiration of us bald cypress lovers. Thank you for sharing!

 

[19Mateo83]

@Cajunrider @johng do either of you know if BC will fuse into a clump style?

 

[johng]

@Cajunrider @johng do either of you know if BC will fuse into a clump style?

Certainly….They do it naturally all the time…

 

[19Mateo83]

Certainly….They do it naturally all the time…

Thank you John!

 

[Mellow Mullet]

@Cajunrider @johng do either of you know if BC will fuse into a clump style?

These 3 have fused. Years ago, it was a group of 5, it was too busy so 2 were eliminated. The removal did not kill the part of the root mass that they were attached to.

Clumpy Gets A Repot

Stunning John! Can't wait to see the after photos. Very happy looking trees. Love clumps. I need to wire my much smaller bald cypress. A friend just went on a tour of bald cypress...a lot of flat tops...going to study those photos for a few days...before I attempt wire.

www.bonsainut.com

John

 

[Joe Dupre']

In my experience, BC can hardly be overpotted, unlike many other species. "Way too big"of a pot is hardly an issue for BC. The overpotting problem with other species is due to the soil staying too wet......... not problem with this tree. BC love soggy, highly organic soil.

Re: Big box store BC. A friend has grown Home Depot BC from about 1" or so in diameter to over 3" and achieved good flair but mediocre buttressing.

 

[19Mateo83]

These 3 have fused. Years ago, it was a group of 5, it was too busy so 2 were eliminated. The removal did not kill the part of the root mass that they were attached to.

Clumpy Gets A Repot

Stunning John! Can't wait to see the after photos. Very happy looking trees. Love clumps. I need to wire my much smaller bald cypress. A friend just went on a tour of bald cypress...a lot of flat tops...going to study those photos for a few days...before I attempt wire.

www.bonsainut.com

John

This is awesome, thank you for sharing!

 

[19Mateo83]

Since I live a good distance north of their range, I use photos for my inspiration. This site has wonderful photographs,

Cypress Trees Of Louisiana - Luminous Landscape

Cypress Trees Of Louisiana - Luminous Landscape

luminous-landscape.com

Here’s a little bit more bald cypress inspiration, this time from the three sisters swamp on the black river in NC. Some of the oldest BC in the world call this swamp home.

 

[johng]

Here’s a little bit more bald cypress inspiration, this time from the three sisters swamp on the black river in NC. Some of the oldest BC in the world call this swamp home.
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I had trip planned for the Three Sister Swamp a month ago (hoping for a better view of the trees in winter)...unfortunately the guide got Covid and canceled. We have rescheduled for March!

Did you make the trip?

 

[19Mateo83]

I had trip planned for the Three Sister Swamp a month ago (hoping for a better view of the trees in winter)...unfortunately the guide got Covid and canceled. We have rescheduled for March!

Did you make the trip?

I haven’t yet but I bought a kayak last year so it’s top of my list for this year. I would also like to do the trip in winter,

 

[Cajunrider]

Here’s a little bit more bald cypress inspiration, this time from the three sisters swamp on the black river in NC. Some of the oldest BC in the world call this swamp home.
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As we can see in nature there are plenty of reverse taper and stick straight sections

 

[Cajunrider]

My 60 data points on collected and bareroot BCs indicate that the median time from collection to budding is 6 weeks with the earliest being 4 weeks and the latest being 9 weeks.
PS: The collected trees are mostly from swampy ground with only 10 on higher well drained ground.

 

[Zelrod]

A twin trunk and some interesting fence posts from a cow pasture near me. I thought they were pretty interesting photos.

 

[ghildt]

Super interesting!...

At least for me, who read you from the north of Argentina.
I had never seen examples of BC eating things in the same way that is usually seen in Platanus.


It should be clarified that, since I don't have the option of collecting natural specimens here, I set about the task of growing one from a small specimen that I collected under an "old" tree, on the bank of a stream.

After a lot of gaffes, I'm getting some taper, thickness, and a small little hint of buttresses.

 

[Zelrod]

Super interesting!...

At least for me, who read you from the north of Argentina.
I had never seen examples of BC eating things in the same way that is usually seen in Platanus.


It should be clarified that, since I don't have the option of collecting natural specimens here, I set about the task of growing one from a small specimen that I collected under an "old" tree, on the bank of a stream.

After a lot of gaffes, I'm getting some taper, thickness, and a small little hint of buttresses.

Awesome progression! How many years was it from collection to the thumbs up photo?