![]() It is a needled evergreen tree in the cypress family native to the Pacific coast from Alaska to northern California. This one was in stock so I could see it was worth the extra bucks. A graceful, weeping, pyramidal evergreen, nootka falsecypress can reach 60 to 90 feet in the wild but stays within a height of 35 feet and a spread of 20 feet. It is a native of the coast of Alaska and Washington. This graceful cultivar has upward-curved branches with drooping branchlets and an open crown when mature. I was considering buying on-line which I often do, mainly for the variety available there. Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ kam-ah-SIP-ar-iss newt-kah-TEN-sis Audio This is a conical tree with drooping branches and vertical, flattened sprays of bluish green to dark green foliage. The foliage is dark green throughout but I love the way the shaded inner branches contrast with brighter drooping limbs. One storm dumped 8.5 inches! It’s really a lovely, full tree and only a couple small inner branches turned brown, but they seemingly disappeared after a couple weeks and now you can’t even tell. But we’ve been getting a huge amount of rain in Connecticut this year and it’s often been overcast for days. It’s doing really great and now a year later it’s an incredible 8 ft. weeping purple beech (which I affectionately named Sweet’ums). ![]() By any name, it makes a strong focal point in the landscape. ![]() Taxonomists have argued over which genus this plant should correctly be placed in. Nootka falsecypress is native to coastal Alaska and Washington, performing best in areas with high humidity and moist soil conditions. Its graceful, pendulous lateral branches fold out from a central trunk. By far my most expensive planting and it went smack dab in the middle of my front yard where the neighborhood can appreciate it and I can watch it grow. Pendula nootka cypress ( Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula') is a statuesque evergreen addition to the Chicago landscape. tall Nootka from Monrovia through my local nursery/garden center in October 2020 for $300. ![]()
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