Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations
The longleaf pine savanna · By Dirk Frankenberg
Cypress-gum swamp
Figure 18. This swamp is a more typical habitat for cypress trees. (Photograph by the author. More about the photograph)
Figure 18 shows a more typical example of the habitat of cypress trees, a cypress-gum swamp. This particular swamp developed in an abandoned mill pond in Camp Lejeune, and the water level was once much higher than that shown here. The dike that formed the millpond was partially washed away during the heavy rains of Hurricane Fran in 1996, and the low water level shown here has characterized the site ever since.
