chinese cypress tree
The Chinese cypress tree is a timeless favourite for gardeners and landscape designers in New Zealand, cherished for its elegant, pyramidal shape, aromatic foliage, and impressive resilience. This coniferous tree, often associated with the genus Cupressus, offers a unique blend of beauty and durability—making it a standout choice for shelterbelts, specimen plantings, or privacy screens. With its lush green needles and attractive bark, the Chinese cypress tree brings year-round texture and colour to gardens, parks, and rural properties. Whether you are looking to create a low-maintenance backdrop or a striking focal point, the Chinese cypress tree could be the perfect addition to your outdoor space.
Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress)
Taxodium distichum, commonly known as the Bald Cypress or Swamp Cypress, is a conifer that grows as an upright tree to about 30 m tall and 8 m wide. It is somewhat unusual in that it is deciduous whereas most conifers tend to be evergreen. Feathery leaves emerge light green in spring, age to become bronze-yellow in summer, then develop bronze tones in autumn before falling. Taxodium distichum is a great tree for planting in wetter areas of a large garden and for planting around water features.
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Taxodium distichum Cascade Falls
Taxodium distichum Cascade Falls is a variety of the commonly known, Swamp Cypress, and is a fabulous weeping tree that will tolerate heavy soils. The rich green foliage hangs from pendulous branches on this deciduous conifer. The tree is further accentuated with yellow autumn colours before the leaves fall. It grows with a somewhat rounded shape to about 4 m tall and 3 m wide. Taxodium distichum Cascade Falls is a great tree for planting in wetter areas of a garden and for planting around water features such as ponds. It makes for a great specimen and is well suited to including in a mixed planting.
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