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STUDIES OF TKEES 



BALD CYPRESS (Taxodium distichum) 



Distinguishing characters: The feathery character of 

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

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

 will distinguish this species from others. 



FIG. 18. Cypress "Knees." 



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

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

 larch. 



Form and size : Tall and pyramidal. 



Range: The cypress is a southern tree, but is found 

 under cultivation in parks and on lawns in northern United 

 States. 



Soil and location: Grows naturally in swamps, but 

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



