I think they would rot in Florida. If the bugs didn't eat them first. There is a close relative to these trees in Florida though. The Bald Cypress. Those tree

I think they would rot in Florida. If the bugs didn't eat them first. There is a close relative to these trees in Florida though. The Bald Cypress. Those tree that grow in swamps with "knees" coming up for air. Same family as the Redwood (Cupressaceae).