Montezuma Cypress | Medium Tree Seedling

Taxodium mucronatum Grow your own Montezuma Cypress, Mexico's National Tree 100% guaranteed Seed-grown on California's Redwood Coast Transplanting and care instructions included Highlights MoistureMedium Cold Hardiness0°F LightFull Sun / Partial Shade Size60 – 150' tall / 30 – 80' spread Lifespan1500 yrs Growth RateFast Growing Drought ToleranceHigh Wind ResistanceHigh Tree Story About Montezuma Cypress Montezuma Cypress — also known as Montezuma Baldcypress, Sabino, or Ahuehuete — is the national tree of Mexico and has been widely cultivated and revered there since pre-Columbian times. Montezuma Cypresses are among the oldest cultivated trees in the New World, with some planted specimens estimated at more than 1,600 years old. True old growth examples of this tree are considered sacred in parts of Mexico, and are celebrated in religious ceremonies and festivals. The common name, Ahuehuete, which comes from the the Aztec language Nahuat