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

Common name: Dwarf baldcypress, dwarf swamp cypress Latin name: Taxodium distichum ‘Peve Minaret’ Plant size: 6-10′ high by 3′ wide in 10 years USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-11 (marginally in ...

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.

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.

"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 ...

This bald cypress tree is 83 feet tall, 17 feet in diameter and is estimated to be about 1,500 years old. For reference, mature bald cypresses typically range from 50 to 70 feet in height and 20 ...

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.

With apologies to Sir Mix-a-Lot, I like big trees and I cannot lie. Thanks to Cylburn Arboretum, a couple dozen lucky people got a mid-November guided tour of nine big trees and held a brief requie… ...

Q: My bald cypress tree is sending up huge roots above the ground. Can I cut these off? I’m afraid they’ll eventually reach my foundation and damage it. A: You’re probably referring to the ...