Bald cypress trees usually draw extra attention during this time of year because their needles are changing colors and dropping to the ground like the leaves of many broadleaf trees. Since most ...

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 ...

A distinctive bald cypress draped with moss on Interstate 26 between Columbia and Charleston has captured the attention of ...

Perry-lee West, likes everything about a bald cypress — from the way the tree looks in the fall, to the way it reproduces, from mysteries surrounding its knees, to the way those knees sequester soil ...

Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come. - Karen Joy Fowler Author Karen Joy Fowler has it right. When it comes to "immortal" trees in Illinois and the Eastern U.S., none have ...

Bald cypress trees are native to North America, and are typically found within a range spanning from the Southern U.S. to the southern tip of Illinois. This type of tree is known for being as ...

We have a bald cypress tree, and we were wondering if the needles from the cypress tree we are raking up now would be good for mulching. We know oak leaves are a good mulch, but are maple leaves also ...

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Louisiana Super Plants program, an educational and marketing campaign that highlights tough and beautiful plants that perform well in Bayou State landscapes ...

The bald cypress flourishes in southern swamplands. Bald cypress "knees" are woody, knobby projects that fan out from the tree's trunk. A cone-bearing tree called bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) ...

Even its name is off-putting. Regardless, it stands tall as the rock star of Delaware's freshwater wetlands in Sussex County, home of the northernmost natural stand of bald cypress in the country. And ...

Researchers have identified a group of ancient bald cypress trees which are over 2,000 years old in the forested wetlands of North Carolina's Black River. Staggeringly, the scientists found that one ...

Scientists documenting the ages of bald cypress along the Black River in southeastern North Carolina have discovered an ancient tree whose annual growth rings show it to be at least 2,624 years old.