Synonyms: Bald-cypress, Baldcypress.
The native range of Bald Cypress is the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain from southern Delaware to southern Florida and along the lower Gulf Coast Plain, and inland along the Mississippi River Valley. Bald Cypress grows naturally only in swamps and wet soils.
In Maryland, Bald Cypress is a very popular tree that is heavily planted by both the State and the public. It is native only to the state's southern Coastal Plain. Populations north of Dorchester County or the Battle Creek Cypress Swamp in Calvert County should be considered non-native! Most non-native populations of Bald Cypress do not reproduce and should not be considered established unless there is proof of reproduction, i.e., very young trees that have obviously not been planted. Cypress "knees" are not an example of reproduction as these are just evidence of the trees' roots.
Bald Cypress is an unusual conifer in that it is deciduous. It produces distinctive, erect, conical "knees" that protrude above water level or wet soil. These are protrusions of the roots. Bald Cypress bark is reddish-brown to gray, fibrous and shredding. The gray color is most common in trees that have been exposed to the weather.
At Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Preserve in Calvert County, a boardwalk traverses the largest remaining Bald Cypress swamp on the western shore. The Nassawango area of Worcester and Wicomico Counties also has many large native stands of Bald Cypress.
Host to Cypress Twig Gall Midge and the Cypress Flower Gall Midge. Host to a variety of moth species including Cypress Looper Moth, Bald Cypress Coneworm Moth, Bald Cypress Sphinx Moth, Lithophane abita, Cypress Emerald Moth, Angle-winged Emerald Moth. and Imperial Moth.
There are 167 records in the project database.
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