Basisdaten
description:
The cedar is a medium-sized conifer with upright main branches and pendulous branches. Originally, the tree comes from China, but it is also at the america's Pacific coast frequently encountered
Tree profile
name botanical:
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula'
other name:
Nootka Cypress
other name:
Yellow Cedar
other name:
Yellow Cypress
family:
Cupressaceae
species:
conifer
height:
up to 15 m (49 ft)
needle:
Needle, dark green, with white lines, scaly tight
fruit:
cones, spherical, d = ca. 1 cm (0.4 in)
bark:
red-brown, in old age peels off streaky
root:
shallow-rooted
location:
sun- half-shade
soil:
porous soils
ph value:
acidic up to alkaline
usage:
Single tree in home gardens
stature:
slightly increasing or also slightly weeping, in tiers