Árbol Del Tule (Montezuma Cypress)

Completely Arbortrary

English - July 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 67 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
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We’re going on a Summer Vacation! First stop, Oaxaca, Mexico, to visit the sacred and legendary Árbol del Tule (Montezuma cypress, Taxodium mucronatum). This glorious and massive tree sits squarely in a church courtyard, and has found its way into the zeitgeist of Oaxacan culture. With a sordid taxonomic past, this tree tells a tall tale. But is it really a tree at all…?

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Cover art by Jillian Barthold

Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals

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