Cupressus nootkatensis 'Compacta' / compacta Nootka cypress
Cupressus nootkatensis 'Compacta' is a large, compact, bushy form of Nootka cypress that, with age, develops a graceful open crown. Foliage is species-typical light green, growing upright in adult form. There is a reportedly another form listed under this name with similar form and structure, but entirely juvenile foliage. It's quite likely that they are two entirely different selections and that one of them deserves a separate cultivar name.
After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 4.5 feet (1.5 m) tall and wide, an annual growth rate of 4 to 5 inches (10 - 12.5 cm).
This is an cultivar in the trade that is of unknown origin, but thought to have originated in Germany in the early 1870s.
Cupressus nootkatensis 'Compacta' — a tidy mature specimen.
Photo by Bill Barger
Cupressus nootkatensis 'Compacta' — a closeup of foliage detail.
Photo by Bill Barger
Cupressus nootkatensis 'Compacta' / compacta Nootka cypress
RECOMMENDED HARDINESS ZONES:
4 (-20 to -30 F / -28.9 to -34.4 C)
8 (10 to 20 F / -6.7 to -12.2 C)
HORTICULTURAL STATUS: Established
ORIGIN: Unknown
COLOR: Light Green
TRINOMIAL TYPE: Cultivar
GROWTH SHAPE: Globe or Globose
GROWTH SIZE: Dwarf: 1 to 6 inches (2.5 – 15 cm) per year / 1 to 5 feet (0.3 – 1.5 m) after 10 years
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