#NOOTKA WEEPING CYPRESS FULL#
Full sun to part shade lover, this plant is easily grown in average, moist, well-drained soils.A pleasure to look at year-round, this stately selection makes an excellent specimen conifer. When well sited, this Nootka Cypress is fast-growing and may easily add one or more feet (> 30 cm) in height and width per year.
It bears an abundance of seed cones from a young age. In summer, its blue tips stand out against the rest of the foliage and create a lovely effect. This is a selection of a native North American species.Incredibly beautiful, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Glauca' (Nootka Cypress) is a tall evergreen conifer forming a dense, conical tree with graceful sprays of soft blue-green foliage. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. When newly planted they need about as much water as any other plant, be careful to not plant it too deep or in a wet area. It’s plenty cool enough just doing what it does. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. The weeping Nootka Cypress thrives in full sun in zones 5 through 8. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 70 years or more. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. Weeping Nootka Cypress will grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 feet. Weeping Nootka Cypress is recommended for the following landscape applications It has no significant negative characteristics. When pruning is necessary, it is recommended to only trim back the new growth of the current season, other than to remove any dieback. This is a relatively low maintenance tree. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. Weeping Nootka Cypress is an open evergreen tree with a strong central leader and a rounded form and gracefully weeping branches.
The shaggy antique red bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape. The specific epithet nootkatensis is derived from its discovery by Europeans on the lands of a First Nation of Canada, the Nuu-chah-nulth people of Vancouver Island, British. The scale-like sprays of foliage remain bluish-green throughout the winter. This species goes by many common names including: Nootka cypress, yellow cypress, Alaska cypress, Nootka cedar, yellow cedar, Alaska cedar, and Alaska yellow cedar. Weeping Nootka Cypress is primarily valued in the landscape for its highly ornamental weeping form. It is a needled evergreen tree in the cypress family native to the Pacific coast from Alaska to northern California. It is a native of the coast of Alaska and Washington. It has been sold commercially in North America since 1907. What’s to Love About the Weeping Nootka Cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) The Weeping Cypress or its genus name chamaecyparis nootkatensis can live up to a thousand years The Alaskan weeping cypress goes by its other names, such as Nootka cypress, Alaska cedar, yellow cypress, and Nootka false cypress. The following is from Lee Reich in The Pruning Book : Most. Weeping Nootka Cypress ( Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ) is a medium to large pyramidal tree with a strong central leader and drooping branchlets with dark gray-green foliage that drape from spreading and upcurved branches. van Leeuwen Nursery, The Netherlands in the early 1880s. Thank you for contacting the Toronto Master Gardeners. Other Names: Alaska Cedar, Nootka Falsecypress, XanthocyparisĪ graceful, delicately weeping tree with pendulous branches, more so than the species a great accent tree for the home landscape Nootka Cypress was introduced to the nursery trade by A.
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