Bald Cypress #68

by Zach Smith | Sep 4, 2018 | Bald Cypress, Care, Collecting, Styling | 7 comments

Taxodium distichum

Collect date: 1/20/18

Trunk base: 5″ (5″ above the soil)

Height to chop: 26″

Final height (est.): 36″

Estimated age: 50-65 years

Years in training: 1

Estimated release date: 4/15/22

Bald cypress #68

Video #1

7 Comments

Pierre on September 5, 2018 at 8:43 PM

Will not take long to look really good.
I am still amazed at how little, if any, native soil you save while collecting cypress!
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- Zach Smith on September 6, 2018 at 7:46 PM
  
  I do my best to wash them off completely, Pierre. Of all the species I collect, BC is the hardest to clean up due to the soil type (mostly gumbo clay). The big ones take about 3-5 minutes to lift, about 20-30 minutes to clean off the native soil.
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Diana Schmidt on September 5, 2018 at 7:55 PM

Sorry my computer changed it from Zach to Jack.
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Diana Schmidt on September 5, 2018 at 7:53 PM

Hello Jack, will you be selling this BC tree any time soon, or keep it for your private collection? It’s going to be a beautiful tree!
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- Zach Smith on September 6, 2018 at 7:43 PM
  
  Diana, estimated release date is in 2022.
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Michael McGinnis on September 4, 2018 at 5:23 PM

A great looking tree.
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- Zach Smith on September 5, 2018 at 6:00 AM
  
  Thank you, Mike! I’m looking forward to developing it.
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