The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Woodlanders Weeping eastern redcedar

Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)

Distribution: Species native to e. North America

Hardiness: USDA Zone 3

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: A strongly weeping form, growing 12' tall by 6-8' wide with distinctly pendulous branchlets. Needles are mostly juvenile, awl-shaped and prickly to the touch. Overall color is medium to dark green year-round. Flowers staminate (male) and thus, no berrylike cones will occur. Young plants should be staked to encourage upright growth. A uniquely textured conifer that makes an especially pleasing accent plant.