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| | Taxodium distichum |
 | | Taxodium translates as "resembling a Taxus", referring to the appearance of the slightly flattened linear foliage of both genera. |
 | | distichum translates as "two-ranked," referring to the pectinate arrangement of leaves along the deciduous branchlets. |
 | | Taxodium distichum is a very symmetrical, pyramidal, stately tree that tolerates very dry to very wet sites, with fine-textured, medium green Summer foliage, good orange-brown fall color, subtlely ornamental exfoliating bark, and late Winter catkins that sway in the wind. |
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