Life Form:

Evergreen tree

Average Height:

20 to 35'

Bark Characteristics:

Shredding, red-brown bark

Cone Characteristics:

Cones are round, brown, and .33-.5" across. Ripen in their second year.

Foliage Characteristics:

Grey-green needles do not have white markings (like those typical of chamaecyparis). Unpleasant odor when crushed.

Structure:

Pyramidal; weeping

Range:

cultivated

Habitat:

Bottomlands along streams

Hardiness:

-30 - 10 F

Ethnobotanical Uses:

Native Northwest Coastal people of the US and Canada used this tree to make everything from bows to bowls, and even ceremonial masks. The inner bark was used to make cloth and baskets.

Provenance:

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Common Name:

Weeping Alaskan Cedar

Weeping Nootka Cypress

Weeping Sitka Cypress

Weeping Yellow Cedar

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Pinidae

Order:

Cupressales

Family:

Cupressaceae

Genus:

Callitropsis

Species:

nootkatensis

Accession Number:

2019-0327A

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection

On Display:

Smithsonian Castle

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax78ac18057-4b1d-4abb-bed4-27ec71d747cf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2019-0327A