Shore Pine
Pinus contorta var. contorta
Height20 to 35 ftSpread15 to 25 ftGrowth1 to 2 ft / yrZones6 to 9
Low maintenance1 / 5
Weeping Alaskan cedar in a park · Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain
Photo credits
- Weeping Alaskan cedar in a park. Photo by Tangopaso, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
- A row of weeping Alaskan cedars. Photo by Andrzej Opejda, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Weeping Alaskan cedar on a lawn. Photo by Javier martin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Hanging foliage of weeping Alaskan cedar. Photo by Baummapper, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons.
Evergreen conifer
Weeping Alaskan Cedar
Callitropsis nootkatensis 'Pendula'
Curtains of hanging foliage on a narrow frame. A dramatic accent that fits a small yard.
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Typical height
- 25 to 35 ft
- Spread
- 8 to 12 ft
- Growth per year
- About 1 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Light
- Sun to part shade
- Hardiness zones
- 4 to 8
- Native to
- Garden form of Nootka cypress, from the Pacific Northwest coast
MaintenanceLow
No pruning. Needs good drainage and summer water.
See it at scale
Weeping Alaskan Cedar, up to 35 ft tall and 12 ft wide
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Height40 to 60 ftSpread20 to 40 ftGrowth12 to 18 in / yrZones4 to 7
Low maintenance