Bald Cypress, or Taxodium distichum, is a deciduous conifer that grows on seasonally inundated soils of the Southeastern and Gulf Coast Plains. It can be a large tree, sometimes reaching heights of 130 feet with a trunk diamater of up to 15 feet. Its main trunks are surrounded by cypress knees. (Look for the knees as you approach ground zero.) One specimen in Bladen County, NC is over 1,620 years old, making it one of the oldest living plants in eastern North America.
The cache area may be approached from the water park off Cinco Ranch Blvd. by following the paved trail and curving streets to the area or from the street adjacent to the cache off of Westheimer Parkway.