Figure 31. A small grove of virgin cypress is preserved on Lewis Island (Altamaha 

 River, Mcintosh County, GA) where they grow in unique association with both sweetgum 

 and water tupelo. Such giant cypress were characteristic of the upper tidal zone of 



the great alluvial rivers of the Southeast. Apart from 

 the grove has a moderately dense herb layer including 

 Both it and sweetgum are typically found in Zone IV. 

 large swollen base. 



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a few shallow sloughs, most of 



the swamp palm ( Sabal minor) . 



Cypress here do not have the 



