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Ahuehuete
(redirected from Taxodium mucronatum)

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Ahuehuete 

(Taxodium mucronatum), a tall half-evergreen coniferous tree of the family Taxodiaceae; it is also known as the Montezuma cypress. The tree reaches a height of 50 m. There are perennial shoots, with spirally arranged scales, and lateral shoots, which fall off in the second year and have scales arranged in two rows. The round or ovate cones are about 2.5 cm across. The ahuehuete grows in the mountains of Mexico. Individual trees may reach a diameter of 16 m and live 2,000 years or longer. The tree is sensitive to cold temperatures and is rarely cultivated.
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The main species in North America is Taxodium distichum, but others of note include pond cypress, Taxodium ascendens, and Mexican or montezuma cypress, Taxodium mucronatum.
Cypress: the hardwood-like softwood by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
Taxodium distichum var, distichum, 1981 644 83 85 748 Mantezuma, Taxodium mucronatum, 1995 268 85 87 375 BARRETA Helietta parvifolia, 1989 18 34 25 58 BASSWOOD American, Tilio americana, 1993 292 78 100 395 Carolina, Tilia caroliniana, 1996 74 84 46 170 Singleleaf (typ.
THE NATIONAL REGISTER of BIG TREES 2000-01 by Byrne, Katie / American Forests
 
 
 
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