Record #:

39997

Author(s):

Horan, Jack

Abstract:

The Old-Growth Forest in Three Sisters Swamp lives up to its name, through trees such as a Bald Cypress named Methuselah and two others possibly two millennia old. It is from these trees, among the oldest in the United States, that researchers are hoping to find the secret to conserving trees in the Black River area.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Fall 2019, p20-25 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Three Sisters Swamp; Swamps; Old growth forests; Black River; Black River--Three Sisters Swamp--Old Growth Forest; The Nature Conservancy of North Carolina

Record #:

41159

Author(s):

Horan, Jack

Abstract:

Recent research conducted at Black River's Three Sister Swamp has uncovered cypress revealing this tree population in North Carolina may be in the third millennium. Topping the age of “Methuselah,” 1,700 years old, are two trees, one 2,088 years old, the other 2,624 years old. Their value may manifest the N.C. Parks and Recreation Division’s proposal to construct a park that protects and showcases these trees.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 83 Issue 5, September/October 2019, p42 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Three Sisters Swamp; Black River--Three Sisters Swamp--Cypress trees; N.C. Parks and Recreation; Wetlands; Swamps--Bladen County; N.C. Nature Conservancy--Three Sisters Swamp