General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 25 - 130 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Malodorous
Other: Crushed leaves emit a mildewy odor.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Useful for timber production
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Nootka Cypress
  • Nootka False Cypress
  • Alaska Cypress
  • Yellow Cypress
  • Alaska Cedar
  • Alaska Yellow-Cedar
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Xanthocyparis nootkatensis
  • Synonym: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
  • Synonym: Cupressus nootkatensis
  • Synonym: Callitropsis nootkatensis

Photo Gallery
Location: Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, Michigan
Date: 2020-10-23
The growth pattern of the leaves of this tree fascinates me.
Location: Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel, Germany
Date: 10/30/2020
photo by Baummapper via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikime
Location: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Location: Botanical Garden München-Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany.
Date: May

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