CATTON ARBORETUM
Xanthocyparis nootkatensis Pendula
Common name:
Weeping Alaska Cypress
Year planted:
2019
Country of origin:
Oregon to Alaska
Year introduced:
Discovered by Archibald Menzies around 1791. Originally sent to Germany and Russia and arrived in the UK in 1853
Description:
A very hardy tree growing up to 1800m in its natural forests. Pendula is a selection with lax pendulous branch tips. Prefers moist conditions. An evergreen tree with branched sprays of small scale like leaves. Produces roughly spherical cones that mature in two years
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Tree number: 75