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Weeping nootka false cypress bark9/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Male and female flowers both every small male flowers yellow female flowers blur clusters at tips of the winter shoots.įruits and seeds: Cones 3/8” wide, globose ripening in two years, glaucous 4 to 6 hooked scales, soccer ball shape and segmentation. In the ‘Variegata’ cultivar the foliage sprays are irregularly blotched creamy white.įlowers: Monoecious. nootkatensis leaves do not have white markings on the undersurface moreover, crushed leaves of C. Foliage sprays flattened, long and pendent. Leaf tips sharp and not tightly pressed against branchlet. Leaves: Leaves scale-like very small with free, pointed tips, keeled, dark green above and paler beneath in aromatic flattened sprays and pressed close to the shoot. Trunk/Stem: Bark Red-brown to orange-brown, stringy branchlets are quadrangular and they become red-brown after one year. Habitat: Zone 4 -7 forests and moist coastal mountain slopes. Large branches sweep downward the lift upward at the ends foliage on branchlets hangs like curtains. Old trees have greatly buttressed, fluted trunks with huge burls. Usually narrowly conical total tree shape. Species Origin: North Western North America See also description of Blue Nootka False CypressĬommon name: Weeping Nootka false cypress (Alaska Cedar) Nootka Falsecypress, ![]() Nootkatensis refers to the Nootka Sound in British Columbia nookatensis ‘Pendula’ which has pendulous branches and rich green foliage.The genus name comes from the Greek chamai meaning “dwarf” or “to the ground” and kyparissos meaning “cypress tree”. ![]() It has graceful pendulous branches that upsweep at the ends and flattened sprays of gray-green or blue. In its native habitat, it is commonly found growing along streams and ravines and other areas with moist soils. nootkatensis ‘Glauca’, which has bluish leaves, and C. Nootka Cypress is a needled evergreen tree in the cypress family native to the Pacific coast from Alaska to northern California. There are about 15 cultivars available including C. The weeping “Pendula” cultivar was developed in Holland in 1884 North American cultivation began in 1907. The tree is native to the Pacific West and likes a summer climate with above average humidity. The branches haveflattened scale-like gray-green leavesthat will emit an unpleasant odor when rubbed or crushed. The Weeping Alaska cedar, also called the Weeping Nootka False cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis‘Pendula’ ) is a cultivar of the Alaska cedar, a medium-sized evergreen tree with gray-green to blue-green foliage that has drooping branches. The Weeping Alaska cedar, also called the Weeping Nootka False cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis‘Pendula’ ) is a cultivar of the Alaska cedar, a medium-sized evergreen tree with gray-green to blue-green foliage that has drooping branches. ![]()
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