Wulfskaar's Bald Cypress
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Wulfskaar
Omono
Seasons? Not remotely. Our weather is very mild, with the exception of seasonal winds.
Wulfskaar
Omono
Oh. Being a southern tree, I think it does quite well here since we have mild winters, as long as I keep it watered.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
I post this pic all the time when people ask if BC can take climates out of the southern U.S. the BC in the middle of the photo was originally collected in the Achafalaya swamp in Louisiana. That was 30 years ago. I’ve overwintered outside under mulch for all those winters. Snow cold (not arctic cold) are part of its life. It is very hardy if allowed to acclimate with fall frosts and shallow freezes
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Wulfskaar
Omono
Yes, I have seen that pic.
Before last year, I thought it would be too warm and dry here for a BC. Seems they are fantastic trees that can thrive in different environments.
Wulfskaar
Omono
I just noticed that the buds are beginning to swell on the trunk. The buds on branches aren't quite there yet. It's happening a couple week earlier than last year.
I plan to repot this spring, so I might have to do it this weekend or the next.
I plan to repot this spring, so I might have to do it this weekend or the next.
Wulfskaar
Omono
I repotted on Sunday 2/16/2025.
It needed a repot badly. The goal with the grow box is to allow the roots more room to grow laterally, hopefully adding a little width at the base over time.
Before repotting.
Out of the pot.
Untangling roots.
Repotted into grow box.
Wiring upper branches.
It needed a repot badly. The goal with the grow box is to allow the roots more room to grow laterally, hopefully adding a little width at the base over time.
- The roots were circling and it was tough to get it out of the pot.
- Trimmed quite a few of the longer roots and downward growing roots.
- Removed branches I don't want.
- Trimmed and wired branches I do want, hoping to begin getting some ramification on those.
- I repotted the tree a little crooked, which I tried to fix. I want the trunk going straight up, not leaning as it is.
Before repotting.
Out of the pot.
Untangling roots.
Repotted into grow box.
Wiring upper branches.
Wulfskaar
Omono
It's beginning to push out new growth!
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
Mine just have tiny bumps
Wulfskaar
Omono
It's a La Nina year, so our winter has been really mild and dry. We've already had temps in the 80s (currently 50s - 60s), so many of my trees woke up a month earlier than they did last year.Excellent!! Mine are just beginning to thaw out...
Wulfskaar
Omono
I just received my 10 BC seedlings from the Arbor Foundation!
I put them in old soil (bonsai soil and garden soil).
I put them in old soil (bonsai soil and garden soil).
Wulfskaar
Omono
The new tinies are showing signs of life! 
Wulfskaar
Omono
The BC's I got from the Arbor Day Foundation are alive! Well, 7 out of 10 are alive!
To fit in the pot, I had to remove the lower few inches of taproot. On a couple, I should have put more soil around the upper roots. I'll leave those there in case they are just late to the party.
To fit in the pot, I had to remove the lower few inches of taproot. On a couple, I should have put more soil around the upper roots. I'll leave those there in case they are just late to the party.
Wulfskaar
Omono
Going strong!
Wulfskaar
Omono
Here's my flat top BC, growing very well.
My calendar says I should prune in June. I'd like to get rid of the shoots coming out of the trunk and top that aren't wired, and focus on the beginnings of ramification on my chosen branches.
What would you do now to continue with the flat top styling?
My calendar says I should prune in June. I'd like to get rid of the shoots coming out of the trunk and top that aren't wired, and focus on the beginnings of ramification on my chosen branches.
What would you do now to continue with the flat top styling?
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
I would bend down the flat top primary branches a bit more. I would not prune or train the secondary branches until they lignify. Then I would wire them to fit in the flat top form. Next year they will be chopped for continuation if the ramification.
