Western Bald Cypress (Taxodium mucronatum)

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Other Name(s):	AKA Montezuma Bald Cypress; Montezuma Cypress; Ahuehuete
Category:	Tree
Class:	Perennial
Bark:	Reddish-brown, furrowed bark
Form:	Broad, spreading crowns with strong, horizontal branches and pendulous branchlets
Fruit:	Cones are small and ovoid, usually turning brown when mature to release seeds
Foliage:	Foliage consists of soft, feathery, needle-like leaves
Height:	60 ft. - 80 ft.
Growth rate:	Fast growing and long lived
Native Range:	Mexico, Guatemala, and Texas and New Mexico
Other Information:	Unlike other Taxodium species (like the common bald cypress, T. distichum, which is deciduous), T. mucronatum is semi-evergreen or evergreen in warm climates. In colder areas, it may be partially or fully deciduous, with the leaves turning a dull gold color in the fall
Photographer:	William Khoury
Bed(s):	TREES - 1 Plant;