Other common names of Mexican Cypress Tree are Montezuma cypress, Montezuma Bald cypress. The botanical name is Taxodium mucronatum and belongs to Cupressaceae (Cypress) family. This evergreen tree is native to Mexico.
The collection of trees in Lalbagh botanical gardens, Bengaluru never stops to amaze me. Trees from around the world are thriving here from many decades.
Mexican Cypress has a wide spreading crown. The tree grows to a height of 40 meters and the trunk diameter is about 1 to 3 meters. The branches are horizontal and delicate and the branches droop down. The bark of the tree is segmented.
The leaves are needle like and are are arranged spirally.
Flowers are white and the fruit cones are ovoid. The cones are 1.5 to 2.5 cm long and 1 to 2 cm wide.
