El Sargento
El Sargento is a Mexican cypress tree in Mexico City's park Chapultepec, planted by Nezahualcoyotl c. 1460. After living for approximately 500 years, the tree died in 1969,[1] and its trunk stands today at around 50 feet tall.[2]
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Sign for the tree, 2018
| El Sargento | |
|---|---|
_-_317.jpg) The dead tree's trunk in 2018 | |
| Location | Mexico City, Mexico |
References
- "Tribuna Monumental y Ahuehuete "El Sargento"". Bosque de Chapultepec. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- https://www.mexico.mx/en/articles/10-places-you-hadn-t-seen-in-chapultepec-park
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