Scientific Name:
Callitropsis nootkatensis
( syn.
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
)
Pronunciation:
cal-i-TROP-sis noot-kuh-TEN-siss
Common Name:
Nootka cypress, yellow cedar
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Leaves fleshy, scale-like, and all similar so appearing 4-sided rather than flattened., most 1.5-2.5mm; pollen cones 2-4mm long, grayish brown with yellow pollen sacs; seed cones 6-12mm round, spiky with 4-6 thick scales, dark reddish brown; seeds 2-4 per scale, 2-5mm long. Conifers.org
Habit:
Pendulous
Form:
Pyramidal - narrowly, Weeping
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
15 - 22m
Mature 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:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Scale-like
Arrangement:
Opposite, Imbricate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Prickly
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Deltoid, Rhomboidal
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Green-yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Take two years to develop: green and soft to cut in first year, brown and hard by end of second growing season when seed is released
Bark Morphology:
Stringy, Moderately fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Red, Brown
Propagation:
Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Blight or needle cast, Root rot, Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North : C. nootkatensis Pendula Group
- (PPL) Pine PLanting
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLE) Turf Field Lab East