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Cypress trees also produce an oil that saturates their wood, bark, and needles. Cypress trees are abundant in southern swamps. As evergreens, they produce needles year-round.

Discover how The Atchafalaya Basin protects Louisiana's coast from hurricanes. In the Atchafalaya Basin—the largest river swamp in the U.S.—ancient cypress trees act as natural barriers ...

Bald cypress trees once covered more than a million of acres of Louisiana before the logging boom, which nearly eliminated all of the old-growth cypress. Cypress logging for commercial markets ...

(via PBS Terra) In the Atchafalaya Basin—the largest river swamp in the U.S.—ancient cypress trees act as natural barriers against hurricanes and extreme weather. Spanning a million acres, these ...