Bald cypress are awesome . There is a large swamp of them at Robertson millpond in Wendell. One of my faves. I like Tulip Poplars , Live oak , Bald cypress , and beech trees alot. Tulip Poplars get so insanely freaking tall and girthy! I think tallest tree in eastern us is a tulip poplar in the smokies . Man what a sight it would be to walk in an old growth forest of towering tulip poplar !!! My favorite forest type by far is coastal se . Love that environment with the oaks and moss . Going camping in goose creek state park which is filled with the live oaks , moss , and Sabal minor .