Bald cypress 'Peve minaret'

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chamthy Selma, NC(Zone 7b) Feb 12, 2007

Our local Master Gardening program is offering these for sale. The listing says they are locally grown seedlings. Does this dwarf form come true from seed? I'm interested for the price but sceptical.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Feb 12, 2007

Taxodium distichum 'Peve Minaret' will be a grafted or budded plant. Seedlings, by definition, will not be 'Peve Minaret' even if they show similar dwarf characteristics.

Ask to see the parent plants from which the seed (and thus the seedlings) derived. Skepticism is warranted. Dwarf seedlings may be very interesting things to trial and grow out. You might be able to select your own clone and name it.

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chamthy Selma, NC(Zone 7b) Feb 12, 2007

Thanks SP! I love Bald cypress but I would definately have to plant a dwarf here. Besides the size constraints I live in a subdivision where we all have septic tanks and leach fields. Am I correct in thinking this tree is one that would be a problem near the drain fields?

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Feb 12, 2007

Also bear in mind that it is a long-lived species, and even a slow-growing 'dwarf' will eventually get rather large.

Resin

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chamthy Selma, NC(Zone 7b) Feb 12, 2007

I emailed them this morning and they checked for me. The plants are grafted so I get to buy at least one- they also have 7 gal Parrotias.

Hooray!

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Feb 12, 2007

Ask them if the Parrotia are limbed up already, or if Scott has to come visit.

Have some fun!

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