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Mar 07, Florida Cypress Trees There are two varieties of cypress commonly found throughout the Southeast: bald cypress and pond cypress. Both are deciduous conifers, shedding their leaves and cones in the fall, and both are known for their tolerance of wet sites and their root outgrowths known as"knees.".

Nov 25, There are cypress trees down south, but it’s not common for them to change color like they do here (most years!). Fall, Florida-style! We’re lucky to have such a lush cypress swamp right next to our Wildlife Park. A lot of cypress swamps that once covered Central Florida have been drained for development, making a trip out to Middle of Nowhere, Florida worth the drive just to see these trees!

Cypress trees in Florida are either bald cypress (Taxodium distichum var. distichum) or pond cypress (Taxodium distichum var. nutans). Both lose their leaves in the fall and have the characteristic knobby"knees"- roots that protrude above the soil. One of the oldest trees in the world, a bald cypress called The Senator, stood in a park in Longwood, Florida, until a few years ago when a drug addict smoking meth caused a fire that destroyed it.

The Senator, at feet tall with a circumference of 35 feet, was estimated to be 3, years old. Cypress trees are prized timber trees and beneficial to the environment. Cypress trees have both economical and ecological value. A highly prized timber tree for centuries, a cypress tree also provides a habitat for a variety of wildlife species, flood control and water quality improvement.

Currently, no regulations prevent the logging of cypress in Florida, but environmental protection regulations help to.