Cypress knees are the peculiar things that grow up out of the roots of the bald cypress tree. These peculiar structures come in darn handy when the winds blow.

Every winter, when sunlight hits at the right angle, visitors to Virginia's First Landing State Park are treated to a ...

Bald cypress trees have long history in N.J. | Gloucester County Nature Club. ... anchored by upright “knees” on their roots which provide stability and possibly transfer oxygen to the ...

These trees are known as Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum). The Bald Cypress is a large, slow-growing, and long-lived tree. It can reach heights of up to 120 feet with trunks up to 7 feet in diameter.

Bald Cypress root knees are shown growing in the shallow waters of a lake. MyLoupe/Universal Images Group via Getty. Q: My bald cypress tree is sending up huge roots above the ground.

When a bald cypress is left to its own devices, as this one has been, it can thrive for 500 or even 600 years. "For the most part with trees in this age class, you just have to leave them alone ...

“Bald cypress trees also grow “knees” from their root systems. ... “These trees also have a very large root system that will aid in prevented or slowing erosion on the shoreline.