Knees are knobby root growth that protrude above the ground surface on the cypress, usually in more moist conditions. They ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.