The bald cypress tree (Taxodium distichum) 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bald cypress, commonly found in Louisiana's swampy areas, was designated the official state tree of Louisiana in 1963. Unlike ...

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 ...

I see that the New Jersey Heritage Program, which keeps track of these things, has decided that bald cypress, heretofore considered a non-native species, has been promoted to native on the strength of ...

Longleaf pine, bald cypress and live oak trees have a few things in common. They thrive in Louisiana’s hot, humid climate. They are resilient in the face of hurricanes and floods. And, if their basic ...

Andrew Chen, Biology UG student and artist, by the Bald Cypress, says: "My true passion is making stories and drawing comics." Andrew Chen's illustration of the Bald Cypress tree (shown above) that is ...

Consider this a cautionary tale, in the best sense of things. I first heard of Cat Island Wildlife Refuge when I moved to Louisiana. People told me that the largest bald cypress tree in the world was ...

Discover Goodale State Park in South Carolina, a peaceful 763-acre escape with scenic canoe trails, towering cypress trees, ...

Guys whose follicles are dwindling on a daily basis probably don’t think bald is beautiful. But when the subject shifts to deciduous trees, many species are stunning as they approach dormancy and ...

The bald cypress, commonly found in Louisiana's swampy areas, was designated the official state tree of Louisiana in 1963. Unlike most conifers, which are evergreens, the bald cypress is a deciduous ...