This is an early autumn landscape showcasing the native bald cypress tree. The tree in the foreground of this photo, which I took at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in Stoddard County, as well as those ...

Question: We lost the trees the builder planted in a damp area of our yard. What trees grow in wet areas? Answer: Most trees don’t like wet feet, but a few do grow in swampy areas and might flourish ...

Don’t you wish you knew then what you know now? Speaking from experience, when I first began studying plants, people would ask me lots of gardening or landscaping questions. Did I as a first-year ...

Today?s topic: American elm and bald cypress Landscapers paying more attention to bald cypresses Dr. Dennis Franklin Ask The Plant Doctor This column has presented a series of articles describing the ...

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 ...

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 ...

LAFAYETTE, KATC — On a crisp Saturday morning, volunteers from across the parish gathered at Beaver Park in Lafayette to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty for a good cause. The group, ...

JUST HOW impressive a tree is the bald cypress, which hTC reaches its northern limits on a few favored rivers of the Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland? Certainly one would not compare it to the ...

Q: I love bald cypress trees! I have six in my small backyard. They have produced only a few knees. I planted two more in front. They have produced over a hundred knees over the years. I need to ...

A. Bald cypress is a good choice for Houston area gardens. They usually will not produce knees in a home landscape, but may, especially in areas with poorer drainage. You can saw the knees off just ...