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 ...

A new study of bald cypress trees reveals how ancient climate shifts, starting around 500 A.D., drastically shortened tree ...

The bald cypress is a long-lived, native conifer that thrives in tough urban and swampy environments. A notable feature of the bald cypress is its "knees," which are root growths that protrude from ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. QUICK FACTS Name: Bald cypress swamp Location: First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia ...

Pieces of ancient stumps, roots and cypress knees hauled up during maintenance work at the Altamaha Wildlife Management Area on the Georgia Coast lie in the foreground of this flooded field. Deep in ...

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 denizens ...

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 ...

Lake Martin, La — LAKE MARTIN, La. — We were looking for the big ones — the kind of alligators that give thrills to tourists toting cameras on shallow aluminum boats. After strolling the boardwalk ...