This phenomenon influences bald cypress growth rate through its effect on local temperature. The oldest tree currently known is one of just 404 dated so far. “There are many thousands of old-growth ...

Isolated pockets of old-growth swamps still shelter bald cypress trees up to 2,600 years old. “In their quiet persistence, these trees offer both a warning and a lesson: ...

One bald cypress tree (Taxodium distichum) growing along the Black River in the state of North Carolina in the United States is at least 2,624 years old as of 2018, a new study has found.

Bald Cypress trees grow in flood-prone sites, so the ground is often soft and muddy. ... Height growth has largely ceased by the time the trees are 200 years old.

The National Champion Bald Cypress can be found in Louisiana at the Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge near St. Francisville. It is estimated to be 1,500 years old and is 96 feet tall and 56 feet ...

It has a more open spreading growth habit than the bald cypress or pond cypress. In addition, it tends to be more evergreen, and it does not produce knees.