Bald Is Beautiful, Especially For The Cypress
Taxodium distichum, commonly known as bald cypress, is a deciduous conifer native to the southeastern United States. Pyramidal in shape, bald cypress grow to be a towering 70 feet tall with a spread that measures to 50 feet. These trees require full sun to thrive.
Some say these trees are living fossils. The oldest living specimen of this tree can be found along the Black River in North Carolina and is more than 2,600 years old! The largest standing tree resides in St. Francisville, Louisiana, and is 56 feet in diameter and more than 1,500 years old.