Talk:Taxodium distichum

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[edit] Range

I live in Cincinnati, Ohio and there are several old and well established groups of bald cypress located here and in Northern Kentucky - even with the knobby "knees" and all comming out of the water. Please leave this information, I HAVE included a REFERENCE. Thank you.

[edit] Best Tree Ever

i think the bald cypress is the best tree every made

Doesn't it seem a bit odd that that the largest specimen of this tree is in the middle of its high range? I understand that the top half was knocked down, but the claim seems a little doubious to me.--Niro5 12:51, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

To be expected that the largest specimen is near the middle of the species' range - that's where growing conditions are ideal for it. Towards the edges of the range, various factors become less ideal (further north, too cold for fast, large growth; towards the coast, too exposed and windy with higher hurricane frequency; further west, too dry). If you look at the top of the photo on the Senator (tree) page, you can see the break where the top was broken out, presumably by a hurricane. - MPF 10:10, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] largest forest vs. largest stand?

The Caddo Lake article claims that it is the largest Cyprus forest in the world. This article claims that Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is the largest Cyprus stand. What's the difference between a stand, in this context, and a forest? TerraFrost 02:53, 23 November 2006 (UTC)