Merchant's Millpond State Park in North Carolina in late May. Dominant trees are water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) and baldcypress (Taxodium distichum).

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Merchant's Millpond State Park in northeastern North Carolina in late May. Dominant trees are water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) and baldcypress (Taxodium distichum). The tupelo trunks and branches are misshapen from infestations of mistletoe.

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Location: Merchant's Millpond State Park, North Carolina
Photo credit: © Gerry Bishop / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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