Languages: English, Spanish Researchers have identified a group of ancient bald cypress ... old trees because there are hundreds of 1,000-year-old trees throughout the Black River swamp forest ...

Latin name: Taxodium distichum ‘Peve Minaret' Plant size: 6-10′ high by 3′ wide in 10 years USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-11 ...

They are a haven for huge numbers of flora and fauna, and here in Hampton Roads, the cypress tree is one of those swamp denizens. The whole East Coast is home to a number of wetlands; our own ...

tupelo — trees rivaling California’s famous redwoods in size, stretched across the bottom of the state. But king of them all was the lord of the swamp, the cypress, with its distinctive knobby ...

NAPLES — This was one big tree, a giant even among the giants of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary — the massive bald cypress tree's lowest branch was as big as a mature live oak. Just the kind of ...

Recently discovered 2,624-year-old bald cypress tree looms beside Julie Moore, front, and Dr. David Stahle in Three Sisters Swamp on the Black River in southeastern North Carolina. Moore, former ...