A common deciduous conifer of pond margins and other wet areas of the Coastal Plain. Very similar to Baldcypress (T. distichum), but the branchlets are usually ascending and the leaves are appressed instead of spreading laterally.

New Hanover Co., NC 8/30/08.

Craven Co., NC 8/27/06.

Like Baldcypress, the leaves turn pale brown in the fall and the branchlets drop off, leaving the tree "bald". Some individuals are difficult to identify to species -- as a result Pondcypress is sometimes considered a variety of Baldcypress.

Bladen Co., NC 10/7/06.

The ball-shaped cones are similar to those of Baldcypress.

Bladen Co., NC 10/7/06.

Bark of a young tree.

Craven Co., NC 8/27/06.

Bark of an older tree.

Bladen Co., NC 10/7/06.

Typical habitat in a Carolina bay.

Bladen Co., NC 10/7/06.