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    Baldcypress: King of the Swamp

    By James R. Fazio | September 5, 2017

    Taxodium distichum Nowhere is a tree species so intertwined with a place as the baldcypress is with swamps. Beginning with the art and literature of early America, images of baldcypress trees have been used to portray mystery and melancholy in the watery lowlands. Read Tree Care Tips for Fall Planting Today, naturalists celebrate the myriad strange life forms of our swamplands and fight to save them from the advances of civilization. In his book, Swamp Song (University Press of Florida),…

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