| Description | A columnar tree with upright leader and weeping branches. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (PI-see-ah)(GLAW-ka) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-6 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | prefers moist, average |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Fruit | cones |
| Leaves | quadrangular in cross section, crowded towards upper surface of the stem, persistent for several years, narrow to sharp tip, when crushed gives off a pungent or skunk smell |
| Dimensions | about 30 feet tall, slender |
| Maintenance | doesn't need to be staked |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered circa 1867 in Versailles France by E.A. Carriere. Become more available when Isle Nursery Oregon (USA) start promoting it. |
| Author's Notes | This is an unusual looking tree. Not very wide and the branches weep, looking like they are clinging to the tree. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #197-Conifers the Illustrated Encyclopedia (D.M. van Golderen, J.R.P. van Hoey Smith) |
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