Description
Nootakensis
evergreen tree
available from 6′ footer to 20′ footers and larger
C. nootkatensis – Nootka Cypress – Alaska Cedar – Cupressus nootkatensis – Nortka False Cypress – This conical, occasionally columnar, coniferous tree found from Alaska to Oregon grows 100′ feet tall and 25′ feet wide. It has brown-gray bark, peeling into large plates. It has sharply pointed, free tipped, scale like, dark green mature leaves arranged in long, hanging branchlets. Green female cones, ½” long with recurved central hooks on each of the 4-6 scales, ripen in spring.Male cones are ovoid, brownish green, and 1/8″ long.
Grow in any well drained soil (including alkaline or acidic) in full sun. Shelter from cold, dry winds.
zone 4-8
