A Bald Cypress in Clintonville Ohio A deciduous conifer -the Bald Cypress In Whetstone Park by the playground and library I used the inaturalist Seek app to identify this magnificent tree “This tree has inspired much poetry and prose over the centuries due to its melancholy and mysterious appearance. Longfellow refers to its “towering and tenebrous boughs” that “waved like banners that hang on the walls of ancient cathedrals” in his 1847 poem, Evangeline. Naturalist John Muir in his book Thousand-Mile Walk refers to “the dark, mysterious cypress woods which cover everything” and states that “night is coming on and I am filled with indescribable loneliness.”- click text for ArborDay source Closeup Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailSkypePinterestTumblrWhatsAppLike this:Like Loading... July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 by Ruth Categories: Photography, treesTags: arborday, bald cypress, Clintonville OH, Columbus OH, conifer, cypress, iNaturalist, photography, poetry, postaday, seek app, travel, tree 6 Comments