Forty years ago I discovered an unusual tree growing in the Lakewood neighborhood. It appeared to be a bald cypress, but the overall form was thinner and the foliage was quite different. After some ...

What: This selection of pond cypress (Taxodium distichum var. imbricatum ‘Nutans’) is a froth of feathery, bright green foliage arranged around an arrow-straight trunk. This unusual deciduous conifer ...

“Cypress” is a name or nickname bestowed on a variety of species of trees. Technically, the term refers to coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae. In that group, there are true cypress ...

The half-million-acre Cache River Watershed looks more like the far South than Southern Illinois. This natural wonder support ancient cypress trees – some of them more than 100 feet tall and more than ...

Ever since discovering that southern Delaware harbors a bald cypress swamp, I’ve hankered to see it. Trap Pond State Park in Laurel is home to the northernmost naturally occurring stand of these ...

We have a bald cypress tree, and we were wondering if the needles from the cypress tree we are raking up now would be good for mulching. We know oak leaves are a good mulch, but are maple leaves also ...

The half-million-acre Cache River Watershed looks more like the far South than Southern Illinois. This natural wonder supports ancient cypress trees – some of them more than 100 feet tall and more ...

So, it seems, I’m not the only one who’s fallen for the cypress tree, its knees and all its interesting growth habits. Judging from your responses to the column on swamps and cypress trees a couple of ...

Bigtooth maple trees typically have yellow or golden fall color. They can be easily grown in a variety of soils and have few problems with pests. Howard Garrett / Special Contributor Last week, I ...