DEBONAIR® PONDCYPRESS
TAXODIUM DIS DEBONAIR
Taxodium ascendens Debonair®
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DEBONAIR® PONDCYPRESS
Taxodium ascendens Debonair® (botanically designated as cultivar 'Morris' and sometimes classified as Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium 'Morris') is a premium, highly refined selection of the Pond Cypress. It is distinguished by its exceptionally uniform, narrowly pyramidal habit and elegant, slightly pendulous branching. Maturing to a height of 40 to 50 feet with a refined spread of just 15 feet, it features fine-textured, thread-like foliage that drapes gracefully from slanting shoots. Its foliage emerges a vibrant bright green in spring, retains a clean glaucous hue through summer, and transitions into a magnificent, rich copper-orange to russet-bronze tone in fall before shedding its branchlets.
Debonair® is widely regarded as one of the finest Taxodium introductions for structural performance and site adaptability. Unlike wild-type pond cypress that can exhibit irregular, open crowns, Debonair® reliably develops a straight central leader and dense, symmetrical branching without extensive corrective pruning. Hardy across USDA Zones 5 through 10, it exhibits exceptional urban toughness, adapting readily to saturated soils, heavy clay, and drought-prone streetscapes or parking lot islands. A key landscape benefit is that when grown in standard upland landscape soils, it typically does not produce surface cypress knees, eliminating turf maintenance hazards while providing high architectural impact, superior storm resistance, and vibrant fall color.
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ADD'L |
DIG |
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Current inventory will be listed above this line. Contact Sales Rep for details. |
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KEY:
con = containers - available now
Galena = Above ground and available now
Additional = Remote location, call rep. Not in Shop.
Dig = Still in ground, call rep. Not in Shop (in orange).
Soon = Coming soon, call rep. Not in Shop.
(BBnPOT - formerly known as GRSTART - are B&B put into a container - they are available now)
Protected Series: MORRIS
