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Taxodium distichum

life science Maturity 9-11

This is a big tree.

Bald Cypress.JPG
Bald Cypress.JPG
It lives in wet places. The leaves turn red in the fall. People use the wood for doors. It can live for a very long time.
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Cypress 8001.JPG
Can you find a tree like this?

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File:Cypress buttresses.jpg
Cypress buttresses.jpg
File:The "Senator" bald cypress tree.jpg
The "Senator" bald cypress tree.jpg
File:Bald Cypress.JPG
Bald Cypress.JPG
File:Caddo Lake- Cypress.jpg
Caddo Lake- Cypress.jpg
File:Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) growing on the Guadalupe River, Kerr County, Texas, USA (14 April 2012).jpg
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) growing...
File:2014-11-02 14 12 30 Bald Cypress foliage during autumn along Hunters Ridge Drive in Hopewell Township, New Jersey.jpg
2014-11-02 14 12 30 Bald Cypress foliage...
File:Bald Cypress swamp and Spanish Moss.jpg
Bald Cypress swamp and Spanish Moss.jpg
File:Bald cypress Atchafalaya Basin.jpg
Bald cypress Atchafalaya Basin.jpg
File:Bald cypress knees in duckweed.JPG
Bald cypress knees in duckweed.JPG
File:Cypress 8001.JPG
Cypress 8001.JPG
File:Taxodium distichum02.jpg
Taxodium distichum02.jpg
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