Oldest Known East Baton Rouge Parish Cypress Tree Identified |
| Mike, Rabalais, Natural Resource Coordinator for East Baton Rouge Parish measures circumference of cypress at BREC's Airline Highway Park |
Here are the statistics:
Circumference: 16 feet diameter: 5'1" radius: 30 inches
Boring: 3.75" Rings counted: approximately 126
3.75" boring length/ 30' radius = 125 rings/ x
X= 1008 projected rings
Projected age 800+ years
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| Very closely spaced rings from BREC cypress boring |
GPS 30° 20'35.48"N 90° 59'49.30" W Located in BREC's Airline Highway Park, E Baton Rouge Parish
Although the site of this grand old cypress near Bayou Manchac is not currently open to the public, future plans for airline Highway Park, currently being developed in a master plan for the park, may include access to this ancient landmark
