You'll Never Guess The Age Of Louisiana's Oldest Tree

When the poet Joyce Kilmer wrote his legendary poem entitled 'Trees', he must have been sitting under a massive cypress tree in Louisiana as his mi...

May 24, 2023
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When the poet Joyce Kilmer wrote his legendary poem entitled 'Trees', he must have been sitting under a massive cypress tree in Louisiana as his mind contemplated the greatness of God's creation. He wrote, "Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree." Truer words were never penned. And here in the Bayou State, we are blessed with an incredible population of God's best work! You might not have known that Caddo Lake, which straddles the Louisiana/Texas border, has been declared the largest Cypress forest in the entire world.

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