Description | Jubilee Nootka Cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) An elegant narrow form of the False Cypress graceful weeping branches. |
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Pronunciation | (kam-e-SIP-a-ris)(noot-ka-TEN-sis) |
Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous |
Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, tolerates some shade |
Moisture | average prefers moist |
Soil & Site | average, moist |
Fruit | yellow pollen-bearing cones found on last years side branches, red-brown seed-bearing cones found near the tip of branches, scales have a distinct horn |
Leaves | scale-like, green |
Stems | weeping |
Dimensions | 10-25 by 3-8 feet, (HS), size varies with growing conditions, narrow with pendulous branches |
Propagation | cuttings |
Notes & Reference | #217-Chicago Botanic Garden (www.chicagobotanic.org) , #265-Conifers for the Garden (Richard L. Bitner) |