How to Grow a Pond Cypress Tree

Pond cypress trees are often grown for the sheer beauty of the above ground roots. Growing a pond cypress requires time and some careful attention to detail.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Medium Sized Potting Plants
• Soil
• Acid Containing Fertilizer
• Pond Cypress Seeds
• Soil Acidity Testing Kit

1. Test your soil. Pond Cypress trees love acidic soil. Before planting your seeds, make sure the soil has an acidity level of less than 7. If not, add a little fertilizer and mix. Retest the soil until the ph reads below 7.

2. Prepare for planting. Once your soil is acidic, add the soil to the medium sized planting container and water the soil.

3. Plant your seeds. Pond Cypress trees love moist soil that is well drained. Plant your seeds 1/2" to 1" deep in the soil and water.

4. Wait, wait, wait. When growing a Pond Cypress from a seed, it can take a year or more for the seedling to be ready for outdoor planting.

Tips & Warnings

• Pond cypress seeds are rare.
• Germination rates vary from 10% to 90%.
• Never let the soil dry out.
• Never let the seedling freeze.