Bald cypress is one of the few deciduous cone-bearing trees. I am writing this article in late October, and cypress needles are just starting to turn color like their broad-leaved compatriots.

Bald cypress has been around for a long time — something like 160 million years. It lived beside the dinosaurs but survived the mass extinctions. It’s the signature tree of the southern swamps ...

Deep in the swamps of the American Southeast stands a quiet giant: the bald cypress (Taxodium distichum). These majestic trees, with their knobby "knees" and towering trunks, are more than just ...

At Big Cypress, it’s not just the unique ecosystem that grabs attention; it’s the scale of the untouched wildness.

With its 2,600-year-old bald cypress trees, tranquil waters and abundant wildlife, the Three Sisters Swamp along the Black River is home to the oldest wetland trees in the world.

Cypress trees are abundant in southern swamps. As evergreens, they produce needles year-round. As the needles age and fall into the water, the oils leach out and coat the swamp’s surface.

The autumnal glory of bald cypress trees can now be witnessed dry-shod, thanks to the urban forest diversification efforts of Meg Niederhofer while she was Gainesville’s arborist. These swamp ...

Bald cypress trees older than the Roman Empire dot these swamplands of the Black River that meanders through Sampson, Bladen and Pender counties. MORE Study says climate change could impact the ...

The autumnal glory of bald cypress trees can now be witnessed dry-shod, thanks to the urban forest diversification efforts of Meg Niederhofer while she was Gainesville’s arborist. These swamp ...

Cypress trees grow throughout Louisiana’s swamps and can have lifespans of more than 1,000 years. The bald cypress was named the official Louisiana state tree in 1963.

Researchers studied an ancient forest of bald cypress trees preserved in subfossil form at the mouth of Georgia’s Altamaha River. Using radiocarbon dating and tree-ring analysis, they revealed a ...