How fast does a baldcypress grow?
Does yours have knees?
Have the roots spread on your lawn?
Do you know if the roots will attack a sewer if it runs out of water like a willow would?
This morning I was searching for something to plant in a swamp area on my property. I didn’t want a willow because wouldn’t fit in with the look of my house. My heart skipped a beat when I came across the Baldcypress. I’ve been searching the web for info but haven’t found any info about the roots and water pipes.
RIP Senator.
No knees it’s not in a super wet area but when it rains it gets more runoff than the rest of the yard, the roots haven’t spread above ground. I remember cypress knees from when I visited Cypress Gardens years ago and it doesn’t have those. It hasn’t made any cones yet.
It looks exactly like this picture, maybe a bit wider.
http://www.tree-pictures.com/baldcypress3.jpg
It’s probably not 40 feet more like 25 to 30, how high is a peaked roof on a single story house, that’s how tall it is. They grow moderately fast but my Thuja “Green Giant” wall of green at the back of my property outpaces it by a longshot.
I would not plant it near sewer lines, I would not plant maples or oaks near sewer lines. Any tree near a sewer line could cause trouble even if it’s just fine hair roots that get in, they will eventually fill up the line and clog it.
Still I have a birch in my front that is about 10 feet away but has a very vertical growth habit, roots often mimic above ground growth. Dogwood, magnolia, redbud, most of the ornamentals can be recommended.
