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02 - Pre Dawn Cypress Prairie
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Small cypress trees dot the prairies of the Everglades and the Big Cypress Swamp. These trees, often referred to as dwarf or hat-rack cypress, are the same species as the bald cypress Taxodium distichum) that form the larger cypress strands and domes. However, in the prairie, the growth of these trees is stunted due to a lack of nutrients in the soil. Their growth rate is so slow that many of the trees that are as tall as a man are well over a hundred years old.
Loop Road, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida.
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