Taxodium ascendens ‘Nutans’

‘Nutans’ is a broadly columnar, deciduous conifer making a medium-sized tree with spreading or ascending main branches and drooping branchlets bearing soft green, linear leaves turning orange-brown in autumn. Slower growing than distichum. Native of swampy places in SE USA. Any moist or wet, preferably acid soil in full or partial shade. Very suited to problem wet areas. Good autumn colour. Ht 12 metres.