Chamaecyparis nootkatensis

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Chamaecyparis nootkatensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Sudworth (Cupressus nootkatensis, Lambert. C. nutkaensis, Spach. Thuyopsis borealis, Hort.). Yellow Cedar. Tree, to 120 ft., with ascending branches, pendulous at the extremities: branchlets distichously arranged, slightly flattened or nearly quadrangular, pendulous: lvs. densely imbricate, usually dark green, acute, mostly without glands: cones subglobose, nearly ½in. diam., dark red-brown, with glaucous bloom. From Sitka to Ore. S.S. 10:530. R.H. 1869, p. 48. G. 19:345. F.E. 25:543. Gt. 53, p. 542. G.W. 8, p. 484; 10, pp. 41, 227. Beissner 555. Gn. 5:395. G.C. III. 40:167. Var. glauca, Regel (Thuydpsis borealis var. glauca, Jaeger). With very glaucous foliage. Var. pendula, Beissn. Distinctly pendulous. Gt. 53, p. 542. G.W. 1, p. 300. G.C. III. 40:166. Beissner 539. Var. lutea, Beissn. The young growth colored light yellow. J.H.S. 1902:427, fig. 113. Gn. 50, p. 68. Gn.W. 11:313.—There are other forms with variegated Ivs. C. nootkatensis is about as hardy as the Japanese species. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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