Callitropsis nootkatensis 'Strict Weeping'
Common name: 
Strict Weeping Alaska Cedar
Pronunciation: 
cal-i-TROP-sis noot-ka-TEN-sis
Family: 
Cupressaceae
Genus: 
Synonyms: 
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
Type: 
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
Yes
  • Evergreen conifer, tree, extremely narrow, foliage hanging down directly against the trunk with only the occasional aberrant branch, pendulous to the extreme, 10-15 ft (3-4.5 m) in 10 years.
  • Sun.  Best in a moist climate
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 5     Introduced by Iseli Nursery, Boring, Oregon, in 1995.
  • Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden - Conifer Garden
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  • plant habit

    plant habit

  • branch with seed cones

    branch with seed cones

  • spent seed cones and terminal male cones

    spent seed cones and terminal male cones