The Facts Height: 60′ – 70′ Spread: 30′ – 40′ Sun: Full Sun Water: Medium Soil: Well-Drained Growth Rate: Moderate Bald Cypress trees are common sights in the landscape and frequently sought after. The Frio River originates from just that, the Frio River not quite 90 miles west of San Antonio, TX. Like its cousin, the Frio is found along river banks and often in the river itself. Its broadly pyramidal shape lends to its beauty. The striking, almost lime green color of its ne

The Facts Height: 40′ – 60’ Spread: 20′ – 45’ Sun: Full Sun Water: Medium to Wet Soil: Well-Drained Growth Rate: Fast Bald cypress is a long-lived, pyramidal conifer. Although it looks like a needled evergreen (same family as redwoods) in summer, it is deciduous (“bald” as the common name suggests). It is native to southern swamps, bayous and rivers, primarily being found in coastal areas from Maryland to Texas and in the lower Mississippi River valley to a