Long , pendent spray of deep green , scaled foliation drapes the branches of the weeping Alaskan true cedar . Rather narrow-minded and little in size compare to the wild Alaskan cedar , this weeping selection ready a focal level in a pace , ballpark or garden . It is also commonly call in weeping Nootka , fictive cypress or weeping yellow cedar tree .
Taxonomy
The Alaskan cedar is a gymnosperm , or non - flowering plant that bears cones rather than efflorescence . It is a fellow member of the cypress sept , Cupressaceae , and standardized mintage are grouped into the genus Chamaecyparis . Alaskan cedar is cognise botanically as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis , and the weeping form is know as cultivar Pendula .
Origins
Alaskan cedarwood is native to western North America , in the moist coastal and montane timberland of northwest California , Oregon and Washington as well as Canada ’s British Columbia and southeastern Alaska . Its home ground pasture from sea degree to approximately 4,600 ft . The weep Alaskan cedar caught the attention of plant scientist and plantsman in the wild as being exceptionally beautiful with pendulous spray of leafage and was assign the cultivated variety , or cultivar , name Pendula .
Growth Habit
While Alaskan cedarwood typically reaches heights of 100 human foot in its aboriginal home ground , " Pendula " is importantly smaller in mature stature , seldom exceeding 30 to 35 feet in height . Its upright habit is overall Great Pyramid - corresponding but with unfastened , irregular branching . The tree ’s matured breadth ranges between 8 and 20 feet .
Ornamental Features
The graceful branch of weeping Alaskan cedar bow and swag more or less , accentuating the drooping spraying of scale - like evergreen leaf . Close review of the leaves give away an emerald green color with undersides of the scales trace with thread - like white markings . The scales are level and spread , make nebulizer - alike fans that dangle down , sometimes divulge coup d’oeil of the scarlet chocolate-brown twig bark . Male and distaff cones seem on branch tips , only the distaff cones bring forth cum .
Hardiness
advantageously grown in consistently dampish , well - drain ground and with high ambient humidity , cry Alaskan cedar adapts best to conditions in USDA Hardiness Zones 4 through 7 . It fares well if not exposed to dry , moth-eaten winter winds and fix to no more than 4 to 8 hour of verbatim Dominicus exposure in the warmer function of its growing scope . Western North American gardener value the role of the Sunset Climate Zones , which show this flora is well - suited in Zones A2 , A3 , 2 through 6 and 15 through 17 . It also does well in climates with less than 100 Day of temperature above 86 stage Fahrenheit annually .
