The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: blue weeping Nootka cypress, blue weeping Alaska-cedar

Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)

Synonym: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Glauca Pendula', Cupressus nootkatensis 'Glauca Pendula', Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Glauca Pendula'

Distribution: Species native to n.w. North America

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: This is a medium-sized evergreen tree selected as a seedling variant reaching 30' in cultivation. Conical shaped habit is composed of numerous drooping branches. Leaves are dark bluish green to grayish green. Use as a backyard hedge or specimen plant.