winter 1976
summer 1977
fall 1988

Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) South of Swimming Hole
Upper Deadman's Creek, N. Hays County

by Bob Harms ()
In 1977 several small baldcypress seedlings (see picture above) were planted along the creek, two above the swimming hole area. Nearly all of these are now large trees. The creek at this point is wide and flat, the water thus somewhat more shallow. In the severe 2006 drought the creek continued to trickle on the east (left) side. But in 2009 the entire creek dried up at this point in May. The baldcypress, which normally turns rusty and drops its needles in late October and in November (see the pictures below for October and November in several years), in 2009 began to turn yellow already in June (see pictures at bottom) and by the end of July had very few needles.


summer 1993
summer 1997


March 1999
October 2001


July 5, 2002
October 31, 2006
November 9, 2006


July 21, 2007
November 5, 2008


April 4, 2009
May 19, 2009


June 28, 2009
July 8, 2009

TADI2 S of pool
End of drought — November 14, 2009