Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula' (Nootka false cypress, Alaska cedar)

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Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula' kam-ah-SIP-ar-iss newt-kah-TEN-sis Common Name: Nootka false cypress, Alaska cedar Synonyms: Cupressus nootkatensis Genus: Chamaecyparis

This is a conical tree with drooping branches and vertical, flattened sprays of bluish green to dark green foliage. This graceful cultivar has upward-curved branches with drooping branchlets and an open crown when mature. Male cones are ovoid, brownish green, and 1/8 inches long. Female cones are green, 1/2 inch long, with a recurved central hook on each scale, maturing in spring.
Noteworthy characteristics: Native from Alaska to Oregon, it is a common tree in the cool, moist environments of the Pacific Northwest and the East Coast, but also tolerates hot, dry conditions, such as those of the Lower Plains.
Care: Protect from drying south-westerly winds. Tolerates alkaline soil but thrives in moist, well-drained, neutral to slightly acidic soil in full sun.
Propagation: Root semi-ripe cuttings in late summer. Dwarf cultivars should be grafted in late winter or spring.
Problems: Spruce mite, twig blight, root rot, needle blights.

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posted by margaretodea
4/10/2010
Region: Northeast
Zone: 5

Lovely sculptural tree for an accent area - always in motion with a slight breeze, like a ballerina in the garden

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Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais

Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais

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