Taxon

Callitropsis nootkatensis 'Pendula Glauca'

 
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Callitropsis nootkatensis 'Pendula Glauca' - Weeping Alaskan Cedar, Weeping Nootka Cypress, Weeping Sitka Cypress, Weeping Yellow Cedar
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Common name: Weeping Alaskan Cedar, Weeping Nootka Cypress, Weeping Sitka Cypress, Weeping Yellow Cedar
Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress)
Distribution: cultivated
Habitat: Bottomlands along streams
Hardiness: -30 - 10 F
Life form: Evergreen tree
Average height: 20 to 35'
Bark characteristics: Shredding, red-brown bark
Cone characteristics: Cones are round, brown, and .33-.5" across. Ripen in their second year.
Ethnobotanical uses: Native Northwest Coastal people of the US and Canada used this tree to make everything from bows to bowls, and even ceremonial masks. The inner bark was used to make cloth and baskets.
Foliage characteristics: Blue-green needles do not have white markings (like those typical of chamaecyparis). Unpleasant odor when crushed.
Structure: Pyramidal; weeping
Links: American Conifer Society

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