by Mary Free and Christa Watters, Extension Master Gardeners
What tree, native primarily to the southeastern United States, has knobby knees?
A native deciduous conifer, found along wet stream banks, swamps, and river bottoms in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain extending south to the Gulf Coast, produces irregular structures called knees. Click here to learn the species name and more about its knees.
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