Montezuma Cypress
Taxodium mucronatum
Montezuma cypress is a massive, fast-growing riparian cypress of the Rio Grande and south, nearly evergreen in mild climates. A grand shade tree for streamsides and large wet gardens.
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 60–100 ft
- Spacing
- 40–70 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- February, March
- Bloom colors
- brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~16 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- TX