Re: deciduous conifer

In a message dated 98-12-17 22:28:23 EST, you write:

<< Thanks to all who responded. I've been doing some reading on it. I have
 eliminated Dawn Redwood and the Pseudelarix. The books say that Tamarack
 and Hackmatack are names for the same species of American Larch. From the
 pictures, especially of the needles,  I would be inclined to the
 Baldcypress, but there is a big problem: they are described as Deep
 South, swamp trees, and these are growing on perfectly dry ground in a
 climate that gets subzero in winter, and doesn't seem to suffer from
 either. Is anyone else growing this outside the South?
 
 			Mary
 			SW Mo, zone 6 >>

Mary, 

There are some fine specimens of Taxodium distichum (Baldcypress) in St.
Louis, Missouri.  It grows wild in Southern Missouri.  In the landscape it is
planted as far north as Canada.  Yes, it is most commonly found in swamps in
the South.  But it is very adaptable to moisture and temperature.  It does
need acid soil or it gets chlorotic.   I've see it occasionally in upland
forests around St. Louis, and it is not uncommon in the landscape. 

However, it is easy to confuse Baldcypress with Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia
glyptostroboides.  The easiest way to tell them apart is to look at the
leaves, leaf scars or buds.  Dawn Redwood's are opposite, on Baldcypress they
are alternate. 

--Janis

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