Alaska Yellow Cedar
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
A graceful, weeping conifer of cold, wet mountain slopes, with drooping sprays of blue-green foliage and aromatic, rot-resistant yellow wood. Long-lived and elegant in the landscape.
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 75–75 ft
- Spacing
- 15–25 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AK, CA, OR, WA