Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula'
Pendulous Nootka Falsecypress

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Blue-green to gray-green evergreen foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
35 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
12 feet
 Soil Notes:
Prefers ample soil moisture; does not tolerate dry sites well
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
No white markings on leaf undersides (unlike Chamaecyparis). Tightly adpressed leaves have rank smell when crushed. Branchlets often quadrangular. Scale-like leaves in flattened sprays. 0.5" diameter seed cones. Shredding reddish brown bark.

Additional Information

The full-size tree is a fine screening plant. Does best with ample soil and atmospheric moisture. A very dry site exposing the plant to afternoon sun and wind in winter could lead to browning and discoloration. Avoid hard pruning into old wood, it will not regenerate new shoots. An unpleasant odor is emitted when the leaves are rubbed or crushed. Central leader with arching to horizontal branches with drooping branchlets.

27 Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula' found

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Number Accession ID Location
12012_01377*AELLT
2ORIG_7678*AORIG
32012_01375*ALYNN
4ORIG_6897*ALYNN
5ORIG_9855*ANLSN
62010_11836*AMMDC
72015_00858*ADLR
8ORIG_6925*ALYNN
9ORIG_6905*ALYNN
10ORIG_6921*ALYNN
112012_01377*BELLT
122012_01377*CELLT
13ORIG_9850*ANLSN
14ORIG_6918*ALYNN
15ORIG_6902*ALYNN
16ORIG_7509*AMMDC
17ORIG_7510*AMMDC
182010_11835*AMMDC
19ORIG_6924*ALYNN
20ORIG_7511*AMMDC
21ORIG_6926*ALYNN
22ORIG_6922*ALYNN
232012_01377*DELLT
24ORIG_7861*AORIG
252023_00505*ALYNN
262023_00505*BLYNN
272023_00505*CLYNN

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