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Taxodium distichum
The leaves are short (3-10 mm long), slender and are on shoots that tend to be erect rather than spreading. The trunk is expanded at the base, even on young trees, assisting the tree in anchoring in the soft, muddy soil. The cones also tend to be small, not over 2.5 cm diameter. The bark is pale gray color. It is very similar to Taxodium ascendens, the pond cypress. Some botanists consider it to be the same species
Parque del Retiro, Madrid
spanish name: Ciprés calvo
Spotted on Nov 13, 2011
Submitted on Dec 18, 2011
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thanks Sachin Zaveri and YvonneGilmore
I didn't think you were wrong, was merely curious! But curiosity pays off in one way or another sometimes :)
You were right YvonneGilmore, I did some research and it turned out to be Taxodium distichum, although it is difficult to say apart from the lack of pneumatophores. Apparently some botanists consider it to be the same species.
Beautiful series
I'm curious how this species differs from Taxodium distichum, or "Bald Cypress". I only ask because I recently learned that bald cypress grows well in Kansas due to the high water table. But they don't grow pneumatophores, since they don't need them :) It doesn't look like yours has pneumatophores either.