Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Green Arrow’: Known commonly as the green arrow weeping Alaskan cedar, this variety grows into a very narrow spire.This variety grows to 35 feet tall and 12 feet wide. The branches are even more pendulous on this selection, with the lower branches often touching the ground. I have two in my Pennsylvania garden, and they perform beautifully. Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ : This is the most common cultivar found for sale, especially in the eastern US.Weeping Alaskan cedar varietiesīeyond the straight species of this plant, there are a few cultivated varieties that are very common in the nursery trade. Give weeping Alaskan cypress the conditions they prefer, and they’ll reward you with decades of beauty. It will not, however, thrive too far south of the 40th parallel where the summers and soil are too hot and dry. This tree is a great fit for the entire northern tier of the US, the majority of Canada, and equivalent climates globally. Translated into the corresponding temperatures on the hardiness zone map, this means Chamaecyparis nootkatensis is winter hardy down to about -30 degrees F. The hardiness of a weeping Alaskan cedar, according to the USDA hardiness zones, is 4 through 7. Weeping Alaskan cedars, as you can imagine if you’re at all familiar with the climate in their native range, thrive in consistently moist soils where plenty of moisture is present year-round. Winter hardiness of Chamaecyparis nootkatensis But, in garden settings, they tend to top out at around 30 feet in height with a spread equal to half of that. In the wild, weeping Alaskan cedars reach up to a whopping 100 feet in height with a width of approximately 20 to 30 feet after decades of growth. In backyard cultivation, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis has grown quite common, in particular the cultivar known as ‘Pendula’ (more on this later). Native to the northwest region of North America, you’ll find these trees in the wild from Northern California up to Alaska. How big do weeping Alaskan cedar trees grow? The soft, fan-shaped needles of the weeping Alaskan cedar drape from the boughs beautifully. During the growing season, small 1/3 inch brown to burgundy cones appear at the tips of the needles, but primarily on mature plants.Īlso known as the Nootka false-cypress and the yellow cypress, this tree is more closely related to the cypress than it is to cedars, hence the recent genus change I mentioned above. The softly pyramidal shape of this tree, along with its weeping habit, make it an ideal landscape plant. With a blue-green cast, this tree is also sometimes called the weeping blue Alaskan cedar, too. The texture of the flat-needled boughs is soft and wispy. One look at this beautiful tree and its easy to see why so many people adore it.
Here, a weeping Alaskan cedar graces a front garden in Buffalo, NY.
I’d like to tell you more about the weeping Alaskan cedar in hopes that you’ll fall in love with it, too. Botanically known most commonly as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (or occasionally by its newer genus, Xanthocyparis), this tree is a winner in every sense of the word. If you ask, I won’t hesitate to tell you the evergreen tree I adore above all others is the weeping Alaskan cedar. Some horticulturists might have trouble choosing a favorite evergreen tree.
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