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Strict Weeper Alaska Cypress

Scientific name: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Strict Weeper'
Taxonomy
Family:Cupressaceae
Type:Coniferous trees
Native:YES
Plant Requirements
Zone:4 to 8
Sun:Full sun
Moisture:Medium
Plant Characteristics
Height:20 ft
Width:12 ft
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Of all the different Alaska cypress cultivars available in the nursery trade ‘Strict Weeper’ is one of the narrowest. It has been referred to as a flagpole with attached foliage!

  Morphology:
This conifer features drooping branches and flattened sprays. Over time it grows to a mature height of 20’ in a strictly vertical fashion and yet still has a 12’ spread at the very base. It bears leaves which are tightly appressed, with a dark bluish or grayish green color. Both the main trunks as well as the lower basal shoots, strike upward. Branchlets fall back downward and sway gently in the breeze creating a very striking accent plant.

  Adaptation:
Grows well in most soils in sun or part shade. A slightly acidic site with encourage better growth. Considered a native plant whose range extends from Alaska south to northern California, in areas west of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon.

  Pests:
None reported.
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