Favorite Nootka False Cypress

Cupressus nootkatensis Sullivan Weeping False Nootka Cypress A weeping cultivar with a height of 20 feet and a spread of 13 feet.

Nootka false cypress. 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. Nootka Falsecypress range is confined to a cool humid climate. The trunk remains straight and dominant throughout the life of the tree.

Hanging from spreading branches that sweep upwards at their tips are long trailing curtains of dark gray-green foliage. The tree reaches up to 90 feet tall in its native environment but often doesnt grow taller than about 35 feet. One of the most beautiful of the weeping conifers for dramatically accenting the landscape.

Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about Alaska Cedar Nootka False Cypress Nootka Cypress Xanthocyparis nootkatensis Glauca Compacta supplied by member gardeners in. This graceful cultivar has upward-curved branches with drooping branchlets and an open crown when mature. Quite majestic Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Pendula Nootka Cypress is a medium-sized evergreen conifer forming a strongly weeping pyramidal tree.

This medium to large pyramidal tree has drooping branchlets with dark gray-green foliage that drape from spreading and upcurved branches. 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. Nootka false cypress Cupressus nootkatensis Zones 48 is one of the conifers that can be a gateway to falling in love with conifers as a whole.

In summer its blue tips stand out against the rest of the foliage and create a lovely effect. Its native to the Pacific Northwest from Alaskas Kenai Peninsula all the way to the northernmost reaches of California. 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.

This native selection thrives in cool humid summer climates with. It does not bloom it doesnt need to. This narrow tree is reported to be shade tolerant.