W hen wood mill owner David Carpenter showed up in the early hours when floodwaters started to recede July Fourth, family members say, he was armed with a chainsaw with a four-foot blade. First ...

4. Fertilize Sparingly. In the wild, Monterey cypress trees grow in relatively poor soils with a low nutrient content, so it’s no surprise that lemon cypress trees don’t need much fertilizer.

A cypress tree recently planted in the Sankofa Wetlands in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans on Thursday, March 16, 2023. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune ...

Cypress trees — slow-growing giants that thrive in periodically flooded areas — would grow about 20 percent faster, allowing them to absorb more carbon dioxide, he said.

Neighbors said the latest blaze was to a set of cypress trees on Muldrow Road and Esrig Way around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday. “We’re all a nervous wreck,” said Kandace Knudsen, who lives nearby.

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The cypress tree after being struck twice by lighting, is still standing. Mike Guillory has lived on Lake Martin for 27 years, just living right around the corner from the well known tree.

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A grove of stately bald cypress trees in Orangeburg’s Edisto Memorial Gardens has received the coveted Heritage Tree Award. “The Edisto Memorial Gardens are one of the few places one can find ...

Neighbors said the latest blaze was to a set of cypress trees on Muldrow Road and Esrig Way around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday. “We’re all a nervous wreck,” said Kandace Knudsen, who lives nearby.

A much-photographed cypress tree at Lake Martin was struck by lightning and burned Friday night. Mike Guillory says he was on his way home when he saw the tree burning.