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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.