The quadrat method was used to sample arborescent vegetation in southern Delaware, where conditions are suitable for the establishment and growth of bald cypress, Taxodium distichum (L.) Richard. Taxodium is dominant in Trussum and Trap Ponds and is associated with Acer rubrum, Nyssa biflora, and Ilex opaca on the banks of James Branch and its tributaries. Logging, severe fire, and the conversion of forests to farmland have removed most bald cypress from southern Delaware, the northern-most limit of the species