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Bald Cypress, or Swamp Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Photo by SheriWiggins
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Field Notes

Description:

Bald cypress trees are deciduous trees with needle-like leaves. They have very wide bases and "knees" that grow from their roots and stick up out of the water. Bald cypress trees can grow to 100 to 120 feet tall.

Habitat:

Cypress swamps are found in the southern United States. They are named for the bald cypress tree.

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