The climatic response of baldcypress (Taxodium mucronatum Ten.) in San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Key message Baldcypress, a long-lived species of riparian habitats, is sensitive to interannual climate variability. The annual radial growth is associated with the Standardized Precipitation Evaporation Index (SPEI) and Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), both depending on a water balance.