This is a selection of a native North American species. 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. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. 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. Old trees have greatly buttressed, fluted trunks with huge burls. Usually narrowly conical total tree shape. This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. That could well be it, particularly if the cold wasnt accompanied by deep snow. Specimen Provenance: Common name: Weeping Nootka false cypress (Alaska Cedar) Nootka Falsecypress, Species Origin: North Western North America New Jersey Status: USDA Unreported. 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 Alaskan Cedar differs from both ‘Jubilee’ and ‘Strict Weeping’ in that it grows more slowly and broadens out, becoming wider at the base. Weeping Nootka Cypress will grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 feet. Weeping Alaskan Cedar Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ is a stately tree that develops gently swooping, horizontal branches with gracefully draping, lighter green foliage. 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 scale-like sprays of foliage remain bluish-green throughout the winter. 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. 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
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