Weeping nootka false cypress bark12/14/2023 ![]() Makes a good specimen tree or tall hedge. Fish & Wildlife Service is considering classifying this species as "threatened or endangered". Formerly known as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Xanthocyparis nootkatensis, and Callitropsis nootkatensis. The shaggy antique red bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape. 4-season interest: Spring, summer, fall & winter. This native selection thrives in cool, humid summer climates with above average rainfall. ![]() One of the most beautiful of the weeping conifers for dramatically accenting the landscape. Susceptible to blights, root rot and bagworms. This medium to large pyramidal tree has drooping branchlets with dark gray-green foliage that drape from spreading and upcurved branches. Does well at the edge of streams, ravines, water gardens, or other bodies of water. Needs a well-drained site, and is best in full sun, but tolerates partial shade. Fairly drought-tolerant once established. The fanlike boughs hold long, soft needles that resemble filigreed lace or ferns. Prefers deep, moist, loamy soil and a moist, humid environment. Incomparable texture and color intensity make false cypress a valuable companion in mixed borders and perennial beds, as well as an attractive hedge or screen. Bark is reddish-brown to brownish-gray, forming vertical grooves and ridges, and shredding in narrow, vertical strips. Foliage gives off a unique odor when rubbed or bruised. No white markings on undersides, which helps separate it from most Chamaecyparis species. Leaf and Bark FeaturesĮvergreen: Foliage is in flattened sprays, pressed closely to the stems, made up of 1/8-1/4" overlapping scales, gray-green to bluish-green on top and bottom sides. Fruits in green to purplish-brown to dark reddish-brown cones, 0.33-0.5" across, globose, glaucous, becoming resinous, with 4 (sometimes 6) scales, each furnished with a triangular pointed projection ("boss"). Male flowers in "pollen cones", each 2-5 mm, grayish-brown to yellow or reddish, female flowers are green. Flower and Fruit Detailsįlowers of mid-spring are monoecious and insignificant in appearance. It has graceful pendulous branches that upsweep at the ends and flattened sprays of gray. In its native habitat, it is commonly found growing along streams and ravines and other areas with moist soils. Native from Costal Alaska to Washington and Oregon. Nootka Cypress is a needled evergreen tree in the cypress family native to the Pacific coast from Alaska to northern California. ![]() ![]() Native - Often found growing along streams and ravines. Extremely long-lived, to over 1,500 years. Branches grow vertically in upper part of tree, then become pendulous. National champion is 126' tall and only 27' wide. Gets 30-45' tall in landscape plantings, but to 60-90' in the wild, and occasionally even to 120' tall. ![]()
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