Cypress Knee Detail
by David T Wilkinson
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Cypress Knee Detail
Artist
David T Wilkinson
Medium
Photograph - Photo
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A cypress knee is a distinctive structure forming above the roots of a cypress tree. Their function is unknown, but they are generally seen on trees growing in swamps. Some current hypotheses state that they might help to aerate the tree's roots, create a barrier to catch sediment and reduce erosion, assist in anchoring the tree in the soft and muddy soil, or any combination thereof. I found this one at the Six-Mail Cypress Slough in Fort Myers, Florida to be quite interesting and a work of art.
FEATURED in the SEASONS O THE TREES Group 2/24/24.
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February 22nd, 2024
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