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 ...

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

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 ...

The way the legend goes, the enormous bald cypress grew from the ground 200 years ago when Louisville’s founder George Rogers Clark stuck his walking stick into the ground. That’s a "nice story," ...

Q: My bald cypress tree is sending up huge roots above the ground. Can I cut these off? I’m afraid they’ll eventually reach my foundation and damage it. A: You’re probably referring to the tree’s ...

The $42 million Memorial Groves project will feature 2,000 bald cypress trees planted on a grid as a way to honor the troops that passed through Camp Logan during World War I. Courtesy of Nelson Byrd ...