Scientific Name: Cupressus nootkatensis 'Pendula' ( syn. Chamaecyparis )
Common Name: weeping Nootka false cypress
Family Name: Cupressaceae
Origin: B.C. west of Cascades, Garden origin, U.S. - northwest
Hardiness Zone: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Plant Type: Conifer
Mature Size: 15 - 22m x 7 - 10m (height x width)
Habit: Pendulous
Form: Pyramidal - narrowly, Weeping
Texture: Medium - fine
Landscape Uses: Specimen plant
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Acidic, Well-drained
Leaves: Scale-like, Opposite, Imbricate, Prickly, Glabrous, Deltoid, Rhomboidal, Entire
Flowers: n/a (male cone), Green-yellow, Mar-Apr
Fruit: Cone (winged seeds), Brown, Sep-Oct
Key ID Features:
Branches weeping with hanging branchlets; leaves fleshy, scale-like; seed cones small, round, spiky, 4-6 scales.