I see that the New Jersey Heritage Program, which keeps track of these things, has decided that bald cypress, heretofore considered a non-native species, has been promoted to native on the strength of ...

ROMULUS, MI – Cypress cones brought into the United States for medicinal purposes had surprise tagalongs inside them, U.S. Customs and Border Protection discovered. The insects found inside the cones ...

Perry-lee West, likes everything about a bald cypress — from the way the tree looks in the fall, to the way it reproduces, from mysteries surrounding its knees, to the way those knees sequester soil ...

Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come. - Karen Joy Fowler Author Karen Joy Fowler has it right. When it comes to "immortal" trees in Illinois and the Eastern U.S., none have ...

Fall is a time when the color of the leaves on many trees start to change, a phenomenon caused by the shift in production of pigments within the plant. Most plants produce primarily chlorophyll ...