Every winter, when sunlight hits at the right angle, visitors to Virginia's First Landing State Park are treated to a ...

Bald cypress trees usually draw extra attention during this time of year because their needles are changing colors and dropping to the ground like the leaves of many broadleaf trees. Since most ...

Their leaves are soft and feathery, and they have strange cone-shaped growths surrounding the trunk. ... Bald Cypress trees grow in flood-prone sites, so the ground is often soft and muddy.

This is an early autumn landscape showcasing the native bald cypress tree. The tree in the foreground of this photo, which I took at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in Stoddard County, as well as ...

Virtually all tree leaves are excellent for mulching or composting, including the cypress, oak and maple that you mention. You can use the cypress needles in beds of shrubs, flowers or vegetables.

On the other hand, bald cypress trees drop their leaves every fall. The native environments of these two plants are very different. Spruce trees tend to be adapted to colder areas in high ...

The needle-like leaves of the bald cypress turn from green to a cinnamon-brown or copper color in the fall.

"Bald cypress trees do lose their leaves, so they'll turn from green to a rusty red." More: Big Bend National Park makes National Geographic's 'Best of the World' list ...

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