ÁRBOL DEL TULE (MONTEZUMA CYPRESS)

Written By Alex Crowson
 

We’re going on a Summer Vacation! First stop, Oaxaca, Mexico, to visit the sacred and legendary Árbol del Tule (Montezuma cypress, Taxodium mucronatum). This glorious and massive tree sits squarely in a church courtyard, and has found its way into the zeitgeist of Oaxacan culture. With a sordid taxonomic past, this tree tells a tall tale. But is it really a tree at all…?

Montezuma Cypress
(Taxodium mucronatum)

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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
Episode cover photo by Mexico in my kitchen

Additional Reading:

The Montezuma-Cypress (Taxodium mucronatum)
The taxonomy of Taxodium
Exact size of the the Arbol del Tule and photos
Remarkable Trees of the World by Thomas Pakenham

 
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