Salix caroliniana, commonly known as Coastal Plain Willow is native to the southeastern USA, Mexico, Caribbean Islands and the parts of Central America.
It is a shrub or small tree. It’s generally grows in wet areas and along ponds and lakes edges. Typically it grows 5 – 9 m (16 – 30 f) in height, in Florida occasionally it can be grow higher. Often as broad as tall or broader. The shape of the tree is irregular crown. The trunk is short, and often leaning. The bark color is gray, roughened with ridges and furrows. The smooth bark is not particularly outstanding. It is described by Argus as "having branches dark to light brown, glabrous or sparsely pubescent (coated with soft hairs); branchlets reddish brown to yellowish brown, brittle at branch base, with bud scale margins free and overlapping.
S. caroliniana is a deciduous tree. The leaves are temperate, light green in color. These are long and narrow, about 20 cm (8 in) long and 2 - 5 cm (1 - 2 in) broad. There have little grooves both edges of the leaves.
The flowers of Coastal Plain Willow are White in color are appeared in the early spring, either before or together with the emergence of leaves. The spear shaped capsule are green in color. When it becomes mature and buster numbers of seeds comes out. Every seeds contain white cotton to wind dispersed seeds
T. mecronatum is evergreen to partly deciduous foliage tree.
It is a large tree, growing up to 40 m (130 ft) in height and the trunk is 1-3
m (3.3 – 10 ft) in diameter. The leaves are medium to light green in color.
They are spirally arranged but twisted at the base to lie it two horizontal
ranks, 1 – 2 cm (0.4 – 0.8 in) long and 1 – 2 mm broad.
Both sexes’ flowers are found in the same tree. The male
flowers are borne in long racemes, whereas common Bald cypress is deciduous and
the male flowers are in short clusters but Montezuma Bald is in long clusters
that resemble oak catkins, 15 – 30 cm (6 – 12 in) long, with the individual
flowers spread out spirally along the central thread-like stem; color is brown.
Female cones are small and inconspicuous swellings on the previous year's
branchlets. The globose cone, 1.5 – 2.5 cm (0.6 – 1 in) long and 1 – 2 cm (0.4
– 0.8 in) broad, surface rough, green and glaucous at first, but turning brown
and woody when matured.
Reddish-brown, smooth on young trunks and branches, but
developing shredding scales and, eventually thick, rough ridges and fissures on
older trees. Unlike Bald Cypress and Pond Cypress, Montezuma Cypress rarely
produces cypress knees from the roots.
Montezuma cypress is the national tree of Mexico. It is
mainly plant as ornamental tree since very long time ago.It is frequently cultivated in Mexican parks
and gardens. The wood used make house beams and furniture. This tree has a
great medical value. The local people used its resin to treat gout, ulcers,
skin disease, wounds, and toothaches. The bark and wood also used as medic. The
leaves acted as relaxant and could help reduce itching.
Taxodium mucronatum – Montezuma Bald Cypress
Young Plant of Montezuma Bald Cypress
Montezuma Bald Cypress Young Plants
Taxodium mucronatum Young Plant
Leaves of Montezuma Bald Cypress
Taxodium mucronatum Leaves
Montezuma Bald Cypress Leaves
Male Flowers of Montezuma Bald Cypress
Taxodium mucronatum Male Flowers
Montezuma Bald Cypress Male Flowers
Female Cone of Montezuma Bald Cypress
Taxodium mucronatum Female Cones
Bark of Montezuma Bald Cypress
Taxodium mucronatum Bark
Montezuma Bald Cypress Bark
Log of Montezuma Bald Cypress
Taxodium mucronatum Log
Ornamental Plants of Montezuma Bald Cypress
Taxodium mucronatum Ornamental Plant
Taxodium mucronatum Log
Taxodium mucronatum – Montezuma Bald Cypress
Logs of Montezuma Bald Cypress
Taxodium mucronatum – Montezuma Bald Cypress
Taxodium mucronatum – Montezuma Bald Cypress
Taxodium mucronatum – Montezuma Bald Cypress in Fall
