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Taxodium mucronatum/Montezuma or Mexican Bald Cypress
Used as a specimen plant
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Scientific Name:
Taxodium mucronatum
Common Name:
Montezuma or Mexican Bald Cypress
Plant Type:
Deciduous
Leaf Type:
None
Hardiness Zone:
8, 9, 10, 11
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Height:
over 50 feet
Spread:
20- 30 feet
Light Exposure:
Sun
Drainage:
Well drained, Moist, Wet
Rate of Growth:
Fast
Water Requirement:
Medium
Maintenance Level:
Low
Comments:
Mexico's national tree, this cypress reaches a height of 150 feet and it is not uncommon for it to have a height of over 100 feet in landscapes, Has upright, pyramidal form with a dense crown. No knees are generally produced by this species. A semi-evergreen to deciduous in zone 8 and it drops all its foliage in spring where it is evergree. Has drought resistance and yet will grow in wet soils. Not widely available, this tree may be used as a specimen, in hedges and screens. A hugh tree of this species is growing in Santa Maria del Tole, Mexico and is said to be the largest tree in the worls. Can reach a height of 150 feet. An evergreen in most of its range, but semi-evergreen in the cooler part. evergreen elsewhere