Cupressus nootkatensis Pendula Group (N)

Common name: weeping Nootka cypress

Family name: Cupressaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:  5

Mature height and spread:  15-22m; 7-10m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: acidic, well-drained

Leaf arrangement:  weeping, overlapping, decurrent, alternate but scale are opposite; facial scale and lateral scale each scale 90°; strong smell

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  spiky ball

Limitations: spruce mite, twig blight, root rot, needle blight

Suitable uses:  specimen plant

Quick ID description:  weeping; valvate, peltate; fleshy

Photographs:

https://plantdatabase.kpu.ca/plant/printableSummary/1609