Plentiful Old Growth Cypress along King George Bayou in Livingston Parish
We've received many requests since we began the La Purchase Cypress campaign in 2003 for areas where one can visit several large old cypress in one accessible location. In addition to responding to individual requests. we'll be periodically showcasing on this blogsite locales worth exploring for old growth cypress. The map link below shows sites of several cypress well over the 218 year threshold for inclusion of Louisiana trees in the LPCL inventory:
(Note that the map incorrectly labels King George Bayou as the Amite River-- King George Bayou does slowly flow into the Amite) Click on markers for GPS locations of these trees. Marker ID 76QR+8P is the location of a 16'11" circumference cypress from which a boring revealed extremely closely spaced rings--projected age: well over 500 years old. The map also shows the location of the largest and oldest known cypress along King George Bayou (LPCL Plaque #46), having a 21 foot circumference and a projected age of 1100+ years.
Access for canoe or kayak paddlers is at the end of King George "Bay" Road, which is off Hwy. 444 near French Settlement.
Fortunately for the enduring survival of these primeval trees, much of King George Bayou was recently added to the State's Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area
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