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
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| El Sargento | |
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_-_317.jpg) The dead tree's trunk in 2018 | |
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| Location | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19°25′9.6″N 99°10′51″W / 19.419333°N 99.18083°W |
References
edit- ^ "Tribuna Monumental y Ahuehuete "El Sargento"". Bosque de Chapultepec. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ "Mexico.mx". Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
External links
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