Árbol del Tule
| Tule | |
|---|---|
Full width of trunk | |
| Species | Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum) |
| Coordinates | 17°02′47.4″N 96°38′10″W / 17.046500°N 96.63611°W |
| Girth | 42.0 m (137.8 ft) |
| Date seeded | 400 – 600 |
El Árbol del Tule (Spanish for The Tree of Tule) is a tree located in the church grounds in the town center of Santa María del Tule in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, approximately 9 km (6 mi) east of the city of Oaxaca on the road to Mitla. It is a Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum), or ahuehuete (meaning "old man of the water" in Nahuatl). It has the stoutest tree trunk in the world. In 2001, it was placed on a UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites, but was removed from the list in 2013.