Common Name - Bald Cypress

Scientific Name - Taxodium distichum

Description: with a swollen, fluted, and tapered trunk, it often has conical "knees" that project up out of the water from submerged roots. They reach from 80 to 120 feet in height with a diameter of 3 to 5 feet, sometimes wider. Bald Cypress Tree in the Winter Bald Cypress Tree in the Spring The Bald Cypress Tree in the Summer
Tree located at
Hawthorne Elementary School
2405 Champaign Avenue
Mattoon, Illinois
The Bald Cypress Tree
Researched by Andrew

Description:
with a swollen, fluted, and tapered trunk, it often has conical "knees" that project up out of the water from submerged roots.  They reach from 80 to 120 feet in height with a diameter of 3 to 5 feet, sometimes wider.

Habitat:
thrives in swampland, but will grow in drier situations.
     Range:  S. Delaware along coast to S. Florida; Mississippi Valley from SW. Indiana to Louisiana and part of S. Texas; remains hardy when planted as far north as New England.

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