This one was in stock so I could see it was worth the extra bucks. I was considering buying on-line which I often do, mainly for the variety available there. The foliage is dark green throughout but I love the way the shaded inner branches contrast with brighter drooping limbs. One storm dumped 8.5 inches! It’s really a lovely, full tree and only a couple small inner branches turned brown, but they seemingly disappeared after a couple weeks and now you can’t even tell. But we’ve been getting a huge amount of rain in Connecticut this year and it’s often been overcast for days. It’s doing really great and now a year later it’s an incredible 8 ft. weeping purple beech (which I affectionately named Sweet’ums). For a striking specimen reaching about 30 feet in height, this is a top choice. It has an almost unique combination of an upright trunk with weeping side branches that often cascade all the way to the ground. By far my most expensive planting and it went smack dab in the middle of my front yard where the neighborhood can appreciate it and I can watch it grow. A remarkable form is the Weeping Nootka Cypress more often called by its alternative name of Weeping Alaska Cedar. Even one plant will soften any landscape. tall Nootka from Monrovia through my local nursery/garden center in October 2020 for $300. It makes a striking specimen, with a distinct, graceful, weeping habit. Weeping Nootka False Cypress respond well to pruning when the cuts are made to new growth instead of cutting older wood. Makes a good specimen tree or tall hedge.I bought a 5.5 ft. 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. Does well at the edge of streams, ravines, water gardens, or other bodies of water. Needs a well-drained site, and is best in full sun, but tolerates partial shade. Fairly drought-tolerant once established. 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. It is a needled evergreen tree in the cypress family native to the Pacific coast from Alaska to northern California. 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. Little pruning needed shapes itself nicely. Flower and Fruit Detailsįlowers of mid-spring are monoecious and insignificant in appearance. Water well after planting maintain 1 of water once a week the first year. Tolerates alkaline soil but thrives in moist, well-drained, neutral to slightly acidic soil in full sun. Native from Costal Alaska to Washington and Oregon. Care Protect from drying south-westerly winds. Native - Often found growing along streams and ravines. Hi all, we are thinking of planting 2 weeping nootka cypress in front of our house, actually suggested by Al here on the forum, Ive wanted to plant something tall but wasnt sure what. Extremely long-lived, to over 1,500 years. Branches grow vertically in upper part of tree, then become pendulous. Crossing or poorly formed branches can be removed to promote a more regular weeping structure. National champion is 126' tall and only 27' wide. It resists splintering and wears smoothly over time. Also known as the Nootka false cypress, the Alaskan cedar is a moderately-sized evergreen that can reach mature, untamed heights up to 90 feet. Gets 30-45' tall in landscape plantings, but to 60-90' in the wild, and occasionally even to 120' tall. Nootka cypresss texture, uniform color, and straight grain will take a fine finish.
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