The largest bald cypress tree in the country can be found at Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge near St. Francisville, Louisiana. This bald cypress tree is 83 feet tall, 17 feet in diameter and ...

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.

In fact, it's the largest champion tree in all of Arkansas. In order to see this giant bald cypress, you have take a hike about a mile into Dale Bumpers White River National Refuge in Arkansas County.

Nelson found a bald cypress tree in Grand Rapids, measuring 163 inches in circumference. In all, 18 trees submitted for the contest qualified as new potential state champion trees.

Byron Carmean, a local naturalist, stands atop Big Mama, a onetime state champion bald cypress tree in Courtland. The tree is at least 1,000 years old, experts say. It fell recently.

The champion bald cypress tree on Cat Island near St. Francisville on Dec. 4. ... the bald cypress is more than 1,000 years old and is the largest bald cypress in the United States.

The bald cypress, which first appreared about 300 million years ago and is native to North America, Europe and Asia, frequently inhabits swamps and ponds and grows to an average height of 120 feet.

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 ...

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.