Cupressus lusitanica
Mexican cypress · also Cedar-of-goa, Goa cedar, Cedro blanco
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Cupressus lusitanica, also known as Mexican cypress, is a heavily branched evergreen tree native to Mexico and Central America, growing at high altitudes. It is widely cultivated for timber and sometimes used as a Christmas tree.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 38,4042.6%——
- 600.04%—3.8 in
- 210.01%—8.3 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%—15 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 80–100 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30 ft
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.5 in, mean 6.0 in, 90th percentile 9.8 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Central American montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests
- Central American pine-oak forests
Other Cupressus in the catalogue
12 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
