Spanish moss trees

Spanish Moss ~ Hanging from oak trees. So Southern. Reminds me of Charleston, South Carolina.:

A large part of the natural beauty of Beaufort and the rest of the South is the silver garland that hangs from our live oak trees.

There is nothing like strolling around Beaufort on a sunny day and being surrounded by live oak trees draped in Spanish moss - a.k.a. Mermaid Hair

Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is a flowering plant that often grows upon larger trees, commonly the southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) and bald-cypress (Taxodium distichum) in the lowlands, swamps, and savannas of the southeastern United States from Texas and Florida north through southern Arkansas and Virginia. Spanish-moss is an epiphyte which absorbs nutrients and water through its leaves from the air and rainfall.

Live Oak with Spanish Moss, Middleton Place, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok All Rights Reserved Spanish moss hanging from a live oak makes a natural decorative accent.

size: 12x8in Photo: Spanish Moss in Georgia by Jon Evan :

Spanish Moss on Bald Cypress

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Photo editor: PicMonkey. Trees covered with spanish moss line the streets, creating a dark, shadowy tunnel for those traveling by car in an area near Charleston, South Carolina. (Such roads lead to Kiawah Island, Seabrook Island, on the Atlantic Coast)

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