Scientific Name:	Cupressus nootkatensis ( syn. Chamaecyparis ) Pendula Group
Pronunciation:	kew-PRESS-us noot-kuh-TEN-siss
Common Name:	weeping Nootka cypress
Family Name:	Cupressaceae
Plant Type:	Conifer
Key ID Features:	Branches weeping with hanging branchlets; leaves fleshy, scale-like; fruit (female cone) is a small, spiky ball.
Course(s):	not used (on campus)

Habit: Pendulous Form: Pyramidal - narrowly, Weeping Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 15 - 22m Spread: 7 - 10m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Specimen plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Scale-like Arrangement: Imbricate, Opposite Texture/ Venation: Prickly Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Fall: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Deltoid, Rhomboidal Apices: Acute Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: n/a (male cone) Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): Male Cone, Green-yellow Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Mar, Apr

Fruit Type: Cone (winged seeds) Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct

Bark Morphology: Stringy Bark or Stem Colour: Brown, Red

Propagation:	Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Scale insects, Heteroptera - true bugs
Specific Pests:	Stink bugs.

Location(s): (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZN) GAZebo North : C. nootkatensis Pendula Group Location Map

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