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I went duck hunting along the Mississippi River on some private land that was flooded with cypress trees all over the place. The duck hunting was fantastic, and when I got home, I looked into buying and planting cypress trees along the edge of my pond. But with the Summer heat, and the evaporation that I already get, I decided not to plant trees that are as thirsty as they are.

I live on a mountain in Arkansas, 40 years ago I planted 4 cypress trees around the edge of a pond on the farm because no one around here has any cypress trees. Cypress grows naturally in the lowlands or swamps. Today they are about 30 to 40 feet tall, one has knees growing around it. Two more cypress trees have started growing around the pond. No damage has been noticed. The pond holds water year-round, gets lower in the summer but fills back up during the winter and spring.