Bald Cypress

Could be early growth of cypress twig gall midge.

Bald Cypress Cones

Bald Cypress Trees

Bald cypress trees.

Bald Cypress in the Fall

Bald cypress loses its needles in the fall. They fall from the bottom up.

This is the photo I took the 9th of November this year.


This is the same tree taken in the summer. Photo below





These are some different Bald cypress trees photo taken 5-Dec-08

Fall Bald Cypress

Bald cypress turning brown in late October. I am going to keep up with these trees to show them losing their leaves.

Bald Cypress

The large base of the tree and extensive root system stabilize the tree even in hurricane winds.

The tree can stand down to avg 0f minimum - 34F minimum this temp the seeds will not mature.

Usually successful Bald cypress trees will start in open areas. Threes will germinate in the under story but need releasing ( removal of over topped trees ) for quality growth.

Old growth Bald cypress wood is very resistant to rot. For this reason the wood is called “wood everlasting.” Fences boat planking garden boxes are a few of the uses of this wood. 2^nd growth trees do not have this quality . The decay resistance in the heartwood is not there and it is not known what conditions this develops.

Psalm 103:5

"Who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle."

Bald Cypress

Photo showing the preponderance of Bald cypress cones.

Bald cypress will sprout from stumps but most of these will not survive. Reliance on stump sprouts is a poor way to rely on regeneration. Rot form the stump will effect the sprout. Sprouting can still

Sprouting can still happen from stumps up to 200 years old.

Zechariah 11:2"Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the glorious trees have been destroyed;Wail, O oaks of Bashan for the impenetrable forest has come down."

Bald Cypress

Bald cypress will sprout from stumps but most of these will not survive. Reliance on stump sprouts is a poor way to rely on regeneration. Rot form the stump will effect the sprout. Sprouting can still

Sprouting can still happen from stumps up to 200 years old.

The biggest tree of Bald cypress is The Senator in Florida near Orlando.

Bald Cypress

Photos of Bald cypress cones. 20 to 40 seeds are on each cone.

After germination part of the crown must remain above water. Also the tree is intolerant and needs sunlight.

Swamp grown trees can grow up to 30” their first year.

The bark is dark brown and reddish sherdy strips. Trunks have a large base.

Growth rings are deceptive giving a false age because of putting on 2 rings a year.

Full grown in 200 years largest trees 140” dia 150' tall in virgin stands . Current national champion 205 dia 85 feet tall. Trees in South Carolina been found to be living for 1200 years.

Bald Cypress

Planted Bald cypress will develop a tap root and naturally seeded cypress will have several designated roots. Knees come off of roots varying in size from just a few centimeters to 12' Large knees will be prevalent in areas that flood. Ornamental trees sometimes produce small knees.

Song of Solomon 1:17
"The beams of our houses are cedars,
Our rafters, cypresses."

Bald Cypress

Many sites where bald cypress grows experience prolonged flooding.

It will also grow along estuaries but can't tolerate water with more than 0.89 % salt.

Good seed crops occur every 3 to 5 years squirrels eat seeds but some are dropped. Flood water will spread the seeds, being heavy they won't travel far without floods.

Seeds will not germinate under water but some can remain viable in this state for up to 30 months.

1 Kings 5:10

"So Hiram gave Solomon as much as he desired of the cedar and cypress timber."

Bald Cypress

Baldcypress tree I found in a park near our house. The natural range
only covers up to the boothill of Missouri but the tree is planted for ornamental purposes much further north. It has a light green appearance and the needles turn brown/yellow in the fall.



2 Chronicles 2:8
"Send me also cedar, cypress and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber of Lebanon; and indeed my servants will work with your servants."