I am in Texas, and there is a tree here that is not very common, but there are some around. It is an evergreen, but nothing like a pine, they are sort of like a 50-80 ft. tall bush. It doesn't have conventional "leaves". It has the finest, most feathery foliage of any tree I have ever seen... it's like feathery stalks, and the foliage extends almost down to ground level. Reminds you of a Peacocks' plume, the way the stalks of foliage grow. The foliage is always a dark green. You see these trees growing in rows a lot as a windbreak. The tree grows very tall, but doesn't have a wide canopy. They create very dense shade. I think they like water, as I see them often growing on the edge of ponds (no, it is not Cypress!) I thought it was called Cottonwood, but then I found an actual Cottonwood pic on-line and it is nothing like a Cottonwood tree. I would like to get some for my back fence, but I don't know what to ask for. Any idea what it is?
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20 years ago