Cypress domes occur in regions of depression usually within a flatwoods matrix. The principle constituents of these domes are Cypress trees, of which two species can be found in the Arboretum-the bald cypress and the pond cypress. The cypress trees may be hundreds of years old. The term, “cypress dome” or cypress head refers to the phenomenon that the larger cypress grow in the middle of the dome, and then get progressively smaller as one goes out from the center. The conditions for growth (long hydroperiod) are much better in the center as opposed to the edges.
Cypress Dome under wet conditions
This cache is part of the UCF Arboretum tour series.
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