If you are taking a trip to First Landing State Park, I would have to suggest passing by the bald cypress tress. The Bald Cypress Trail will take you to the cypress trees, dunes, and ponds. During October, you can also get the vibrant leaf colors that draw people from far and wide.
The bald cypress (also known as Taxodium distichum) is native to the southeastern United States. It is a species of conifer ranging from 80 to 130 feet tall. It is native to humid areas with 30 to 64 inches of annual rainfall. Unlike a lot of other conifers, bald cypress trees are deciduous, meaning they loose their leaves in the fall. They form seed cones ranging from about 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter. Each seed cone contains roughly one hundred seeds.
One of my favorite things about these trees are the cypress knees they form around their main trunks. They look like wooden spikes rising out of the water, and their function is still debated. Some believe they help supply oxygen to the root system. Others believe they are to help give the trees structural support. Whatever their function, they make me feel like I am in an area untouched since the Jurassic or Cretaceous period.
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