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.

New Orleans residents can pick out a free tree at the NOLA Tree Project's next Big TREEsy giveaway on Saturday at St. Roch Community Church, the organization announced.

Although these two trees have much in common – both bald cypress and red maple prefer moist sites and grow rapidly when young – they’re vastly different in other respects, especially longevity.

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 ...