These trees are known as Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum). The Bald Cypress is a large, slow-growing, and long-lived tree. It can reach heights of up to 120 feet with trunks up to 7 feet in diameter.

Before this period, bald cypress trees in the region commonly lived for more than 470 years. However, after 500 A.D., their average lifespan declined sharply to just 186 years.

The bald cypress tree (Taxodiumdistichum) has been quietly standing sentinel to centuries of ecological change in the murky wetlands of the American Southeast. These towering trees are some of the ...

The regulations in place to protect Mandeville’s vaunted tree canopy appear to be a bit overrated, according to City Council ...

Tucked into the humid wetlands of the American Southeast, the bald cypress rises with quiet determination. These towering trees, known for their knobby knees and flared bases, don’t just dominate the ...

These trees are known as bald cypress (Taxodium distichum). The bald cypress is a large, slow-growing and long-lived tree. It can reach heights of up to 120 feet with trunks up to seven feet in ...

In every county, there are places to pitch a tent or park an RV and enjoy a cool night. Because public land is not easy to ...

These trees are known as bald cypress (Taxodium distichum). The bald cypress is a large, slow-growing and long-lived tree. It can reach heights of up to 120 feet with trunks up to 7 feet in diameter.

Tree examples are willow, river birch, swamp white oak, bald cypress, and sycamore, and in occasionally wet areas, sweet bay magnolia, red maple, and black gum.