CHARLESTON — Most trees sprout from the ground, grow tall and, eventually, fall. One downtown tree has had a different life cycle. After growing tall, this bald cypress was supposedly felled, drowned, ...

Deep in the swamps of the American Southeast stands a quiet giant: the bald cypress (Taxodium distichum). These majestic trees, with their knobby "knees" and towering trunks, are more than just swamp ...