Weeping nootka false cypress bark9/2/2023 ![]() ![]() 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. Details Description: The Weeping Nootka False Cypress has a blue green foliage with a unique red bark. 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. ![]() Nootka Cypress foliage is tolerant of severe cold, but its surface roots are not: where it occurs wild, it usually gets reliable deep winter snow to protect the root system. Trunk/Stem: Bark Red-brown to orange-brown, stringy branchlets are quadrangular and they become red-brown after one year. That could well be it, particularly if the cold wasn't accompanied by deep snow. The shaggy antique red bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape. The scale-like sprays of foliage remain bluish-green throughout the winter. Habitat: Zone 4 -7 forests and moist coastal mountain slopes. Weeping Nootka Falsecypress is primarily valued in the landscape for its highly ornamental weeping form. 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”. nootkatensis ‘Glauca’, which has bluish leaves, and C. 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. ![]()
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