Is it OK to keep bald cypress in water?

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I change the water every 48 hours and had no bug issues this summer. I recommend keeping the water level below the soil. I had one tree I submerged 1" past the soil and it did great for a couple months but starting looking weak eventually. It made the tree throw some nice new lateral roots at the water level but they shriveled when the water receeded. interesting tool though, maybe, if you use it right and it wasn't just a fluke
 

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I use the hydroponic growing tray 2x4'. I have some bottom sump and flood water on timer. Using tea bag with organic on soils, make some foods. Put box in ground and cover to keep waters cools, change water each week about 80 liter. Working good for Monterey, Montezuma and Sequoia tree. Hai
 

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not so easy when I get a regular rain almost daily. 2 inches Saturday, half inch last night. I just have to bail down to pot line or pull them out and start over
Drill some holes around your tray just below soil level or place the pot on a stand in the water to keep it at the correct level and just add a drain to the bottom. every few days drain the water into a can and go water a yard tree
 

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Drill some holes around your tray just below soil level or place the pot on a stand in the water to keep it at the correct level and just add a drain to the bottom. every few days drain the water into a can and go water a yard tree
I don't want to alter the vessel its a whiskey barrel pond liner so I might want to reuse it. I just pour the water out onto something else. An inch or so too deep doesn't seem to bother the trees. Have a couple willows in there too.
 

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Collected bald cypress can be grown in stagnant, oxygen depleted water because the tree's roots adapt. Submerged BC develop air passageways in the roots called aerenchyma. When the trees are not submerged, they return to growing normal root tissue. Submerge them March-October (NOLA schedule, your mileage may vary) and let them drain October-March. The tree will go back and forth developing both types of tissue over and over again. Leave the tree submerged or leave it in draining soil and the roots won't make much of a change.

A flared base and knees can be achieved with container grown BC, but that has to be the first step. If you're already developing the trunk and branches, going for a flared base and/or knees will reset your development back to the beginning. The process is simple. Alternate the flooding of the pot as mentioned above. Let the tree become root-bound. Do NOT cut on the tree at all. Knees function as a starch storage mechanism. Cut on the tree and there are no excess resources to store in the roots. You can get a nice flare from the flooding schedule, but cutting on the tree will nearly eliminate your chances of getting knees in a container.

I'm very tired, there's more to this, but that's the basics. I've got more somewhere here. Search the forum for bald cypress and you likely can't get me to shut up.

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Collected bald cypress can be grown in stagnant, oxygen depleted water because the tree's roots adapt. Submerged BC develop air passageways in the roots called aerenchyma. When the trees are not submerged, they return to growing normal root tissue. Submerge them March-October (NOLA schedule, your mileage may vary) and let them drain October-March. The tree will go back and forth developing both types of tissue over and over again. Leave the tree submerged or leave it in draining soil and the roots won't make much of a change.

A flared base and knees can be achieved with container grown BC, but that has to be the first step. If you're already developing the trunk and branches, going for a flared base and/or knees will reset your development back to the beginning. The process is simple. Alternate the flooding of the pot as mentioned above. Let the tree become root-bound. Do NOT cut on the tree at all. Knees function as a starch storage mechanism. Cut on the tree and there are no excess resources to store in the roots. You can get a nice flare from the flooding schedule, but cutting on the tree will nearly eliminate your chances of getting knees in a container.

I'm very tired, there's more to this, but that's the basics. I've got more somewhere here. Search the forum for bald cypress and you likely can't get me to shut up.

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Thanks Bill.
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I picked up a few more Bald Cypress and I'm going to submerge them, but I'm going to use a modified tub of some sort with a water hose attached to flush out the old water a few times a week via a hose timer. This should eliminate mosquito larvae growing in the water. I'm using them to eventually create a forest planting using the best 5, unless I decide to get some more...

Thanks for all of the advice guys...
 

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or feeder goldfish from the pet store

Bad idea. Goldfish are notorious for damaging aquarium plants, and there's so little water in the setup that they'll turn it stagnant by filling it up with ammonia in a matter of days - right about when they start dying off because you need about thirty gallons per goldfish if you want it to live well for any appreciable length of time. Mosquito fish are guppy relatives (albeit much, much meaner and much tougher than guppies) and can live well in just about any conditions you can think of - aside from freezing.
 

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Bad idea. Goldfish are notorious for damaging aquarium plants, and there's so little water in the setup that they'll turn it stagnant by filling it up with ammonia in a matter of days - right about when they start dying off because you need about thirty gallons per goldfish if you want it to live well for any appreciable length of time. Mosquito fish are guppy relatives (albeit much, much meaner and much tougher than guppies) and can live well in just about any conditions you can think of - aside from freezing.
they use them in horse troughs to keep bugs down so one or two in a large container should be fine. I get algae in my water too so they'd have bugs and salad to eat. I have about 4 inches of water.
 

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For the experienced water growers in freezing climates, what's the process for adjusting the tree to winter without water? Just pull it out and let it dry? Gradually reduce the amount submerged?
 

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For the experienced water growers in freezing climates, what's the process for adjusting the tree to winter without water? Just pull it out and let it dry? Gradually reduce the amount submerged?
When mine heads to the cold greenhouse I just remove it from the submerged tray it sits. It doesn't skip a beat. Remember not all submerge their trees. But choose to water more frequent. I prefer it when out on the bench. So it doesn't dry out in the sun since I water by hand.
 
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