This cypress known in spanish as Ahuehuete, is the national tree of Mexico. This famous tree known as Arbol del Tule (tree of Tule) is one of the biggest and oldest of the tree species Taxodium mucronatum. It is located in the town of Santa Maria the Tule east of Oaxaca. This tree more than 2.000 years old, and at its base it is about 42 meters wide. It has a volume of 705 cubic meters and weighs in at about 509.020 kilograms.
This cypress known in spanish as Ahuehuete, is the national tree of Mexico. This famous tree known as Arbol del Tule (tree of Tule) is one of the biggest and oldest of the tree species Taxodium mucronatum. It is located in the town of Santa Maria the Tule east of Oaxaca. This tree more than 2.000 years old, and at its base it is about 42 meters wide. It has a volume of 705 cubic meters and weighs in at about 509.020 kilograms.