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BALD CYPRESS 



Leaves two ranked forming flattened branchlets; de- 

 ciduous. 



BALD CYPRESS 



Taxodium distichum 



LEAVES 



|"-f" long, bright yellowish green, 

 turning a dull brown in the autumn 

 before they are shed. 



CONES 



Usually borne in pairs, globular in 

 shape. 



RANGE 



Delaware to Florida and Texas. 

 North up the Mississippi River to 

 Southern Illinois. 



The presence of 'Tmees," which are stout pointed 

 outgrowths from the roots, is most characteristic of this 

 species of tree. 



