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 ...

ROMULUS, MI – Cypress cones brought into the United States for medicinal purposes had surprise tagalongs inside them, U.S. Customs and Border Protection discovered. The insects found inside the cones ...

Perry-lee West, likes everything about a bald cypress — from the way the tree looks in the fall, to the way it reproduces, from mysteries surrounding its knees, to the way those knees sequester soil ...

The bald cypress flourishes in southern swamplands. Bald cypress "knees" are woody, knobby projects that fan out from the tree's trunk. A cone-bearing tree called bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) ...

Did you know that Mississippi is home to more than 2,700 native plant species? These include ferns, nonvascular plants, and ...

Photo by Jennifer Gibson A row of MacNab cypresses at an old homestead in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. These trees are transplants from the original grove that was once located near the town ...

Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come. - Karen Joy Fowler Author Karen Joy Fowler has it right. When it comes to "immortal" trees in Illinois and the Eastern U.S., none have ...