A Gathering of Old Wood

[Chris Calohan II]

 

[Asher Kelman]

These are a wonderful sight: an anchor to the ecology in Florida wetlands. They are bald Cypress trees!

Here are their characteristics:

• Tall trunks flaring at the base (called buttressing)
• “Knees”: woody projections rising from the roots around the trees
• Trees standing directly in water for decades or centuries
• Leafless branches because bald cypress are deciduous conifers (they lose needles in winter)

Trees yield wood resistant to rotting due to the oils embedded naturally!

Asher

 

[Chris Calohan II]

These are a wonderful sight: an anchor to the ecology in Florida wetlands. They are bald Cypress trees!

Here are their characteristics:

• Tall trunks flaring at the base (called buttressing)
• “Knees”: woody projections rising from the roots around the trees
• Trees standing directly in water for decades or centuries
• Leafless branches because bald cypress are deciduous conifers (they lose needles in winter)

Trees yield wood resistant to rotting due to the oils embedded naturally!

Asher

Yes, I literally have them growing outside my back door though not in the density seen in these two images. However, less than two miles from my back door are thousands of Bald Cypress. They are best photographed in the fall when the needles turn orange and red.

 

[Asher Kelman]

I would love to see them in their autumn colors!