A 1,000-plus-old bald cypress tree in the Cache River swamp holds the state title for oldest tree. Norma Klingsick, Post-Dispatch A young cypress tree grows in the middle of the Cache River in ...

You can paddle through the Lower Cache River Trail to witness Illinois' largest bald cypress tree. Estimated to be well over 1,000 years old, it's a highlight of any trip to the natural area.

People told me that the largest bald cypress tree in the world was there. I planned to go see it right away. That was 23 years ago — and I finally made the relatively short trip to see it last week.

Bald cypress trees are native to North America, and are typically found within a range spanning from the Southern U.S. to the southern tip of Illinois. This type of tree is known for being as ...

Bald cypress trees are native to North America, and are typically found within a range spanning from the Southern U.S. to the southern tip of Illinois.. This type of tree is known for being as ...

These trees are known as Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum). The Bald Cypress is a large, slow-growing, and long-lived tree. It can reach heights of up to 120 feet with trunks up to 7 feet in diameter.

Red maples have a 75-year lifespan, while bald cypress trees can live for centuries. Note: Be sure to purchase locally grown plants, not specimens cultivated in Northern states.

Rob Nelson won the prize of “Potential State Champion Tree” at the ReLeaf Michigan’s Big Tree Hunt. Nelson found a bald cypress tree in Grand Rapids, measuring 163 inches in circumference.

Bald cypress has been around for a long time — something like 160 million years. Skip to Article. ... The only other tree which it can be confused with is the Asian dawn redwood, ...

People told me that the largest bald cypress tree in the world was there. I planned to go see it right away. That was 23 years ago — and I finally made the relatively short trip to see it last week.