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. 4-season interest: Spring, summer, fall & winter. Susceptible to blights, root rot and bagworms. In its native habitat, it is commonly found growing along streams and ravines and other areas with moist soils. Does well at the edge of streams, ravines, water gardens, or other bodies of water. Nootka Cypress is a needled evergreen tree in the cypress family native to the Pacific coast from Alaska to northern California. Needs a well-drained site, and is best in full sun, but tolerates partial shade. Fairly drought-tolerant once established. Gets 30-45 tall in landscape plantings, but to 60-90 in the wild, and occasionally. Prefers deep, moist, loamy soil and a moist, humid environment. 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. These trees require planting in the full sun, and they are less hardy in colder climates compared to some of the varieties we covered so far. These trees can reach heights of up to 35-feet, with a graceful look. Native from Costal Alaska to Washington and Oregon. The Nootka cypress is a large and impressive weeping variety. 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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