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11/12/99

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis--Nootka Falsecypress


Hardiness Zones: 5 to 7
Height: 80 ft Spread: 30 ft Form: pyramidal
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches

Comments: The species is rarely seen in landscapes. Like
most other Falsecypress, it likes high humidity.

Cultivars:
'Aurea' - Shape and habit similar to the species but
the foliage is golden.
'Compacta' - A dense, rounded shrub.
'Glauca' - Blue-green foliage otherwise similar to the
species.
'Jubilee' - A narrow, fast-growing tree.
'Nana' - A name generally given to any dwarf.
'Pendula' - An exquisite specimen with dark, blue-green
foliage; plumelike branchlets droop gracefully from a
symmetrical silhouette (Vis. 1).
'Sullivan' - A weeping cultivar with a height of 20 feet
and a spread of 13 feet. This narrow tree is reported
to be shade tolerant.
'Strict Weeping' - An extremely narrow tree with
pendulous branches (Vis. 3).
'Variegata' - Yellowish-white variegation (Vis. 2) on the
foliage.

References for Cultivars: Iseli Nursery 1999, Lake County
Nursery 1999, J Frank Schmidt and Son 1999, Monrovia Nursery
Company 1997, Sheridan Nurseries 1999, Ray Wiegand's Nursery
1999, Weston Nurseries 1999, Princeton Nurseries 1999,
Scarff's Nursery 1999, Gee Farms 1999, Willoway Nurseries
1999.


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