Cypress trees grow throughout Louisiana's swamps, known for their haunting images with branches often draped with Spanish moss and air-breathing, above-ground roots known as knees.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s iconic bald cypress trees will be protected on state-owned property, after Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a new law banning the trees’ harvesting on more ...

Louisiana is home to one of the most fascinating natural wonders in America: The largest cypress tree in the U.S. Here's where to find it.

Italian cypress trees can be a reliable choice for gardeners looking to create a visual screen between properties.

Once a century, the cypress trees of Louisiana's swamps become large enough to harvest. Now is the time. Loggers, landowners and mill operators are itching to get the trees to market. But some ...

But pond cypress trees thrive in Louisiana, thanks to their resilience and steady resolve in high wind. Our plucky little tree struck me as just the sort of mascot we needed to answer our grief.

Dozens of volunteers planted 600 cypress trees near a Madisonville lighthouse on Tuesday morning, organized in connection with the NFL ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Louisiana is home to one of the most fascinating natural wonders in America: The largest cypress tree in the U.S. Here's where to find it.

Danny Heitman stands near a pond cypress planted outside his office in 2022 to honor lives lost to COVID-19. The tree is now lighted each holiday season as a gesture of hope and recovery. Photo ...