Bursting Bald Cypress

This picture, taken at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, Florida shows buds of Bald Cypress bursting into new leaves/needles in early Spring.

 

Bald Cypress trees are one of the iconic features of many areas in Florida. Like other gymnosperms, pine and hemlock trees for example, they bear cones, and have needle-like leaves. But, unlike most gymnosperms, Bald Cypress drop their leaves in the winter months.

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