![]() Always plant where it will not be beaten up by drying southwesterly winds in summer or northwest winds in winter (northern zones). If planted in a hot Zone 6/7, such as Kentucky or Arkansas, you definitely want some afternoon shade. Plants prefer full sun in Zones 4 and 5, but appreciate some afternoon shade in Zones 6 and 7. Plants will tolerate alkaline soils but thrive in neutral to slightly acidic soils. Even a mature specimen will appreciate regular watering during heat of summer. Plants prefer average, well-drained soils and medium moisture. Of course, you can prune it to control width. Plant this tree with an eye toward mature size – thirty to forty feet tall with a spread of around fifteen feet in zone 4, twenty feet in zone 5, and upwards to thirty feet in zones 6 and 7. The plant is hardy to Zone 4, with a growing range of Zones 4-7. ![]() nootkatensis generally tops out at thirty-five feet, though in the Pacific Northwest you might get one to forty-five feet. The nursery industry has taken an interest in the plant for several decades at least, meaning it can be found in the trade across the Midwest and the Northern states. ‘Pendula’, the weeping form, is a fluke form discovered in the wild. ![]() In the wild, in a perfect spot (moist bottomlands, alongside a stream) the tree will grow slowly to a height of ninety feet, and can live for one-thousand years. nootkatensis is native from Alaska to northern California, most often found in the cool, moist wooded areas of the Pacific Northwest, though the tree is also found on the upper East Coast. It produces both male and female, brownish-green cones in great abundance and to great aesthetic effect.Ĭ. nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ is a stately, weeping evergreen with drooping, upward-curving branches and vertical, flattened sprays of bluish green to dark green foliage. Looking for something unusual, a unique evergreen that turns, relatively quickly, into a botanical waterfall? A bullying, spreading, weeping tree that rules the roost in winter? A tree your neighbors don’t have, unless you live in Seattle or Portland? Got just the thing for ya.Īssuming you have a large enough space to place it. Common Name: Nootka False Cypress, Alaska Cedar
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