| Description | Weeping Yellow Cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Pendula) is a tall evergreen tree with a weeping growth form. |
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| Plant Type | Trees Coniferous, Shrubs Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full sun, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, well-drained, acid |
| Fruit | 1/2 inch cones |
| Leaves | Flattened sprays with scale-like blue-green leaves. If the foliage is crushed, an unpleasant odor is released. |
| Dimensions | 35 x 12 feet (HS), pyramidal with weeping branches, fast growing |
| Maintenance | low maintenance |
| Propagation | Grafting and semi-hardwood cuttings. |
| Native Site | Native from Alaska south to British Columbia and south along the Cascade Mountains to northern California |
| Cultivar Origin | It was first described in 1824 as Cupressus, but in 1841 it was transferred to Chamaecyparis because of its flattened sprays of foliage. It remained there until the beginning of this century, when genetic evidence strongly suggested that it should be returned to Cupressus. This cultivar was first introduced to the nursery trade in the early 1880s by A. van Leeuwen Nursery, Naarden, The Netherlands. |
| Notes & Reference | #202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org), #273-Gardenia (www.gardenia.net) |
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