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| Nearest City: |
Greenfield, TN |
| Phone: |
901-235-2700 |
| State: |
Tennessee |
| Type: |
State Parks |
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This 330-acre natural area lies in the floodplain of the Middle Fork of the Obion River in West Tennessee. It consists of bottomland hardwood forests including species like bald cypress and tupelo, beaver and fox squirrel. Big Cypress Tree is a day-use only natural area. The natural area is named for a champion bald cypress tree that was located on the area. The tree was once the largest and oldest bald cypress tree in the United States and the largest tree of any species east of the Mississippi River. However, a severe thunderstorm in July of 1976 produced a lightning bolt that struck the tree killing it. <br><br><b>Directions:</b> Big Cypress Tree State Natural Area is located in Northwest Tennessee in Weakley County seven miles from the town of Greenfield, and may be reached by following the signs beginning at the junction of Highway 45E and Hwy. 445, just north of Greenfield. |
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