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

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 ...

Outdoor writer and photographer Corbet Deary is featured regularly in The Sentinel-Record. Today, Deary takes readers on a ...

The project is expected to replenish around 45,000 acres of wetlands over the next 50 years, protecting Louisiana residents ...

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 ...

Some of the bald cypress trees are estimated to be more than 1,000 years old. Also, there is a 2.6-mile water trail where outdoor enthusiasts can paddle through the heart of the WMA.

Correction for “Subfossil bald cypress trees suggest localized, enduring effects of major climatic episodes on the Southeast Atlantic Coast of the United States,” by Katharine G. Napora, Alanna L.

But the trails, which wind through year-round vegetation and a photogenic tunnel of weeping bald cypress trees, draw tourists all year long, says David Creech, director of the SFA Gardens.

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 ...