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Taxodium mucronatum


Montezuma Cypress




Origin:  Native to North America.
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Taxodium
Species
mucronatum
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (deciduous)
USDA Hardiness Zone
8 - 11
RHS Hardiness Zone
H1c - H5
Temperature (°C)
20 - 30
Temperature (°F)
68 - 86
Height
20 - 25 m
Spread
7.5 - 10 m
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
General Description
A huge tree with a dense crown and pyramidal when young, broad crown and spreading when older.
Landscape
Specimen tree
Cultivation
Clay, sandy, loam soils
Shape
Pyramidal and dense crown when young, spreading branches and broad crown when older.
Growth
Medium
ID Characteristic
Bark thicker towards the base of the tree.
Habitat
Horticultural origin
Bark/Stem Description
Bark is not interesting other than its very thick, fissured red and brown. thicker near base of tree
Leaf Description
Feather -like green/yellow leaves.
Fruit Description
Small oval brown insignificant fruit.
Colour Description
Green but turns a beautiful yellow/green in autumn
Texture Description
Rough bark, pyramidal canopy, broad crown at its apex in life.
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