Oops....The subject line in my post is supposed to read "HAVE" not "WANTED"...

If you are still looking for seed, I just collected some.

averbisadverbera- I don't think Dr. Creech isn't testing cypress for alkaline tolerance but I could be wrong. It probably would have to be done in the container using dolomitic lime to push pH up for alkaline tolerant testing. I don't know. I think that's Texas A&M's department. It appears that 'Hill Country' or 'Western' BC have adapted to thrive in alkaline soil over many years. The soil here is very similar to the soil in Central Texas so it may be why all the BCs do not look like they are too happy. Perhaps they are of eastern type??? Greensand has nothing to do with changing pH at all. It just helps plant perform better in alkaline soil because it is 15-20% iron by weight and makes iron more available to the plants somehow. It also has loads of other nutrients as well that you mentioned. It's probably the soil biology that makes it happen despite it being "inert". Look up Malcomb Beck and greensand study in San Antonio. Supposedly of all iron supplement product on the market tested by Malcomb, it is the best, better than Ironite. Somehow it made my neighbor's red maple thrive in caliche soil. I've seen it in my own eyes since it is right down the street and i see it all the time. Others have tried it and it worked. They just can't explain why exactly it worked in soil like caliche. It isn't probably needed for Hill Country bald cypress. I'd be curious to see if greensand will help on eastern BC in caliche soil. This calls for an experiment! There are many of them around here so I supposed I could spread some around one poorly performing BC and see what happens. Lava sand is just to break up greensand since it tends to clump together when moist. Makes a lot easier to spread them. By the way, those are nice looking cypress trees!

Looking for Bald cypress seeds Jeff