Inside Bayou Bodcau's Treasure Chest of Ancient Cypress
This 39” diameter (above buttress) cypress on private land along Bayou Bodcau was landmarked by John Michael Kelley in 2018. John Michael, a resident of Boissier Parish, has been volunteering with the La. Purchase Cypress Legacy, avidly landmarking old growth cypress in the Bayou Bodcau vicinity, as well as finding old growth remnant forests in Northwest Louisiana for inclusion in the Old Growth Forest Network (https://www.oldgrowthforest.net/louisiana)
Based on a 9 inch coring and 39 inch diameter ( 10.2 feet circumference above buttress), John Michael estimated 350 total rings to the hollowed out center and is conservativley estimating the age at 275 + years. John Michael awarded this cypress LPCL Plaque # 67 ("Alive in 1803")
(While the adjacent tree was larger and older, it
was also quite decayed.)
Local paddlers have taken notice of this landmarked cypress; as seen in the photos below the Bayou Bodcau watershed is a treasure trove of remnant old growth cypress. Efforts are underwy to promote Bayou Bodcau as an old growth paddle trail
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| N 32.69295 W 93.54618 (center pin) below Bodcau dam Plaque #64 |
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The "Zac Burson" Tree-- Plaque #26 |
Location of N 32.70161 W 93.49205 above Bodcau Dam-- Bossier Parish
Zac Burson Tree (Plaque #26)--
Along the proposed Bodcau Bayou Old Growth Paddle route
