Cypress - Tupelo Swamp North Louisiana
by Scott Pellegrin
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Cypress - Tupelo Swamp North Louisiana
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Scott Pellegrin
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Photograph
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Both cypress and tupelo trees have adapted to the challenge of this waterlogged environment in many ways. The similarity of their solutions shows convergent evolution. Both cypress and tupelo trees, for example, have swollen bases, which may help in aeration of the trunk tissue, and add stability to the tree's uncertain footing in the muddy soil. Cypress "knees" may also help keep the cypress tree upright, providing a broad and heavy counterweight at the base of the tree. The tissue structure of the wood inside the cypress knees suggests that it might have an additional function. Up to 60% of the stem and root tissue is aerenchyma, tissue with a lot of air spaces for gas exchange. Up to 60% of the body of the plant can consist of pore spaces. Tupelo trees may have one or two knees, but cypress trees can have many, and they can grow up to 10-12 feet high. These knees are only produced if the tree grows underwater. To help the roots maintain normal respiration, Cypress trees transport oxygen down to the roots, and cypress and tupelo may discharge oxygen out of the root and into the soil, to create a thin boundary layer of oxygenated soil around the roots.
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Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! This remarkable piece has been FEATURED on the homepage of the FAA Artist Group No Place Like Home, 4/22/2017! Way to go! Please post it in the Group's Features discussion thread for posterity and/or any other thread that fits!
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.