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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
Nootka Falsecypress, Alaska-cedar, Yellow-cypress
Cupressaceae ...
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
( Alaska-cedar )
C. nootkatensis is a medium large evergreen, under cultivation it usually does not exceed 30-45 feet tall, in the wild it grows to 90 feet high.
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (Alaska Cedar) is also often confused with Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Port Orford Cedar, Lawsons Falsecypress). Click here for a table of distinguishing characteristics.
Several cultivars available, including: ...
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula'
- Weeping Nootka cypress
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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula'
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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
Tree with narrow crown and horizontal or slightly drooping branches. Height: 50-100' (15-30 m). Diameter: 1-4' (0.3-1.2 m). Leaves: evergreen; opposite in 4 rows, 1/8" (3 mm) long. Scalelike, pointed and spreading.
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula' : Weeping Nootka False Cypress - Whole Plant
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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula'
(Nootka false cypress, Alaska cedar) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones:
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Hybrid between Chamaecyparis nootkatensis and Cupressus macrocarpa. Accepts a wide variety of soils and climate conditions.
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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
A medium-sized tree, up to 24 metres tall and 90 centimetres in diameter; has a broad, grooved trunk that spreads out widely at the base.
NOOTKA CYPRESS
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
General Notes
Cold hardy in California, except in plant climate zones 1,2,3. Has Fragrant Bark. SelecTree lists 1 cultivar of nootkatensis: 'pendula' ...
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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (Nootka Cypress, Alaska Cedar)
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Chamaecyparis thyoides (Swamp White Cedar) ...
X Cupressocyparis leylandii is an intergeneric cross between Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (Alaskan Cedar) and Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress) that was found in England in the 1800's.
Of utmost importance is the Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), but the yellow cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), spruces (Picea glauca u.a.), hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), pines (Pinus contorta, Pinus ponderosa), in addition Populus tremuloides, ...
Leyland cypress is a bigeneric hybrid (the reason for the "x" before the Latin name) between Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) and the Alaskan cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) that occurred accidentally on a Welch estate in 1892.
Weeping Nootka false cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula')
Height: 10 m
Spread: 2 m
Cultivation: Full sun to light shade; grows best with plenty of moisture but survives drier sites
Zone 5 ...
Several varieties of this hybrid are available, the parents in all cases being the Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) and the Nootka cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis).
 See also: Chamaecyparis, Cypress, Cedar, Green, Evergreen
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