Swamp Cypress
The bald cypress tree is the symbol of Southern swamps, whose peculiar “knees” rising from its roots mystify scientists. Its remarkable ability to thrive in swamp conditions far surpass other species and make it a resilient member of this unique habitat. They go by several names, the bald Cypress, White Cypress, and my personal favorite the Swamp Cypress.
Bald cypresses are true superheroes of the wild! They provide essential flood control, trapping pollutants and preventing their spread. Not only that but they also give amphibians a safe place to breed; wood ducks use hollow trunks as homes for nesting, catfish find refuge in submerged logs and raptors like bald eagles and osprey thrive high above in the towering treetops – what amazing natural wonders these trees are!
It’s a good life… Living South!