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  2. The Senator (tree) - Wikipedia

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    The Senator in 2012 The Senator in 2011. The Senator was the biggest and oldest bald cypress [1] tree in the world, located in Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida.At the time of its demise in 2012, it was approximately 3,500 years old, 125 feet (38 m) tall, and with a trunk diameter of 11.27 feet (3.44 m). [2]

  3. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a National Audubon Society sanctuary located in southwest Florida, north of Naples, Florida and east of Bonita Springs, in the United States.The sanctuary was established to protect one of the largest remaining stands of bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) and pond cypress (T. ascendens) in North America from extensive logging that was ongoing throughout the 1940s ...

  4. Big Cypress National Preserve - Wikipedia

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    Big Cypress National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located in South Florida, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) west of Miami on the Atlantic coastal plain. The 720,000-acre (2,900 km 2 ) Big Cypress, along with Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas , became the first national preserves in the United States National Park System ...

  5. Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve - Wikipedia

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    A stand of cypress trees in the preserve View from the boardwalk. The Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve is a 3,500 acre wetland, located in Fort Myers, Florida, which filters rainwater on its way towards Estero Bay. The preserve contains a 1.2-mile boardwalk trail, interpretive center, and amphitheater.

  6. Cypress - Wikipedia

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    The bark of cypress trees varies, with some species having smooth surfaces, while most exhibit bark that separates into thin plates or strips, often shedding over time. Leaves of young cypress trees are spreading and awl-shaped, and are typically small, scale-like formations that tightly adhere to older branches.

  7. Strand swamp - Wikipedia

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    Shallower strand swamps may contain pond cypress (Taxodium ascendens). [2] When either of these trees dominate, the strand is known as a "cypress strand". [1] Outside of protected areas, most old-growth cypress trees in Florida along streams or lakes have been harvested for their rot-resistant wood. [4] Beneath a strand swamp are layers of peat ...

  8. Ohio siblings face felony charges after 250-year-old walnut ...

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    Two Ohio siblings were charged with felony theft after they arranged to cut down a tree estimated to be over 250 years old that was located on city property,

  9. South Florida cypress dome - Wikipedia

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    Cypress dome in Everglades National Park. The South Florida cypress dome is a forested wetland plant community found in southern Florida, mostly in and around the Everglades and the Big Cypress National Preserve. They form in shallow depressions whose impervious substrates hold standing water for several months of the year. [1]