Found on both ends of Coddle Creek Reservoir just north of Charlotte, NC. The shore seems to be lined with Bald Cypress in certain areas of the lake, not sure if they were planted or if its a wild population. I've never seen them this far inland.
Found on both ends of Coddle Creek Reservoir just north of Charlotte, NC. The shore seems to be lined with Bald Cypress in certain areas of the lake, not sure if they were planted or if its a wild population. I've never seen them this far inland.
Inland? They’re right on the lake! /s
Probably so, they are native to pretty much all of the eastern U.S. we have quite a few in the middle Louisiana.
Interesting, usually I find them in lower-lying areas like flood plains and by the coast. I've seen them around the Mississippi River in Paducah, KY and Cairo, IL but that's another flat low-lying area. This is the first time I've spotted them in an upland piedmont region.
Cairo is the farthest north they grow.
Yep. They’re held back because year old seedlings are still kind of tender and a harsh winter can easily kill them. But once they’re 2-3 years old they’ll grow as far north as New England easily. There are many mature specimens planted in gardens around here
Looks like it's just outside of their native range.
https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php
Couple warm and wet years can shift those lines for new growth I’d imagine? Also if planted, well within the environment for seeds to be viable?
Yeah range maps are more of guidlines than rules
How I’ve always interpreted them at least, also factor in the varying parameters that go into creating each range map
I have a Bald Cypress at the very north end of Illinois and it is doing great after about 20+ years. Not native to this area but I it sure seems like it could be.
Adult ones handle cold just fine. They mainly have trouble reproducing naturally since the seedlings are cold sensitive.
This is awesome, I am moving to NE Ohio and as a southern dweller for years I would love to plant and care for one when I move
I would plant one for sure. They really stand out in the fall when the color changes. I bought the house right after the drought year that killed many conifers. I thought it was just dying along with the others!
They can be planted outside of where the range maps show they occur. This just means that these were planted and established a population.
Could be- or someone may also have planted this area and it has colonized over time
The northernmost natural bald cypress swamp is in Delaware, I believe, but I know they can go even further north. They are very commonly planted in Ohio.
We’ve got a naturalized population in a pond in Fremont, California
There’s a pretty large population along the little sugar creek greenway in Charlotte too
you do realize there are native bald cyprus species in ny. why is this out of the blue
Just fyi, I’ve seen these puppies growing in Minnesota. Not often but they plant them, they don’t do too bad here in barely USDA Z5 once they’re sizable.
Inland? My brother they grow in Illinois.