It is estimated to be 1,500 years old and is 96 feet tall and 56 feet in circumference. Bald cypress is known for its pyramid shape; ornamental, exfoliating bark; and lacy needles when young.

This reveals bald cypress’s shaggy red-brown bark, which adds interest to the winter garden. In spring the new growth is bright green and this fresh colors lasts throughout summer.

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 ...

Q: I love bald cypress trees! I have six in my small backyard. They have produced only a few knees. I planted two more in front. They have produced over a hundred knees over the years.

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 ...

Although trees with needles are often evergreen, the bald cypress tree (Taxodium distichum) drops its needles every year in the heart of winter. So far, this dry season is proving to be rather wet.

The bald cypress, Taxodium distichum var. distichum, is becoming ever more prevalent in our local street scenes. The City has been using this useful native deciduous coniferous tree along the B ...

Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) is a deciduous conifer with a dramatic upright form. It usually has a strong central stem, pyramidal when young but spreading with age.