Taxodium distichum var mexicanum (mucronatum)

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A wonderful group Grant. Looking forward to the repot piccys.
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Scott Roxburgh wrote:A BIG JOB!

Will they be repotted as the other groups have been or will each tree taken out and repositioned?
It will be repotted as if it is one tree.

All the roots have welded together.

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hi grant, this is without a doubt a stunning group, swamp cypress is one of my favorite species for bonsai,I envy you your colder climate that gives you a great colour on your trees. Once again congratulations on a job well done, wow! :clap: :clap:
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Wow.

I have bought a swamp cyrpus (along with a firethorn) as my beginner tree last weekend. I hope they look as magnificent in another 20 years :fc:
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Hi all

Don't forget there is a slight difference between the Swamp cypress and the Montezuma cypress used in this group..

The Swamp cypress is totally deciduous and it is the one that grows in swamps and grows knees. It grows further north (Colder) in the USA.

The Montezuma is semi-evergreen and grows in damp conditions but not swamps and does not grow knees. It grows further south in Mexico (warmer and dryer) It hangs onto its leaves throughout winter and only fully sheds them when they are forced off by the new spring growth.

They are hard to tell apart as bonsai (except in winter of course) but the seed and cones are different enough when collecting seed from large trees.

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And also visited the taxodium mucronatum group. I don't think it has been repotted since the photos previously and it is doing very well.
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