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Tree Structure

Tree Structure

Bark Texture

Bark Texture

Twig/Bark Texture

Twig/Bark Texture

Lichen on Twig

Lichen on Twig

Variety of Symbioses

Variety of Symbioses

New Shoot Growths

New Shoot Growths

New Shoot Growths

New Shoot Growths

Small Fungus/Gall

Small Fungus/Gall

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

about the tree

  • FUN FACT: though a conifer, bald cypresses are deciduous (shed leaves in the winter)

  • leaf arrangement: alternate

  • fruit: brown cone

  • lifespan: up to 600 years old

  • habitat: wet conditions, riverbanks, swamps

  • size: 3-6' diameter and up to 120' tall

  • growth form: pyramidal, round

  • uses: rot-resistant heartwood but slow growing

  • state tree: Louisiana

 

where is it found on campus?

  • fire drill hill

 

Photography by Julia Gong, '17

© 2015 Julia Gong, Cary Academy '17

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