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STUDIES OK TREES 



BALD CYPRESS {Taxodium distichum) 



Distinguishing characters: llu> feathery character of 

 tlic leaves, Fig. 16, and the spire-like form of the tree, 

 Fig. 17, Avliicli is taller and more slender than the larch, 

 will distingiiisli tills species from others. 



Fig. is. — Cypress "Knees." 



Leaf: The leaves drop off in October, though the tree 

 is of the cone-bearing kind. In this respect it is hke the 

 larch. 



Form and size: Tall and pyramidal. 



Range: The cypress is a southern tree, l)ut is found 

 under cultivation in parks and on la^\^ls in northern L'nited 

 States. 



Soil and location: Grows naturally in swamps, but 

 will also do well in ordinary well-drained, good soil. In 



