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.

After strolling the boardwalk near the Visitors Center of the Cypress Island Reserve, spotting few birds and no gators among the mossy bald cypress trees in the swamp, we stopped at the rustic ...

In a past column I listed the bald cypress as one of the uncommon trees native to Indiana. I wrote so much about where it is found in our state that I ran out of space before I could describe what ...

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

The swamp lakes of the American South offer serenity and beauty. This particularly remote one in Mississippi also boasts awe-inspiring ancient cypress trees.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Bald cypress trees are hardy and strong and have adapted to a wide range of soils, including, dry, wet and swampy areas. They thrive in hot, humid environments with faster growth during hot ...

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 ...

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 ...