Cupressus nootkatensis 'Nidifera' / nesting Nootka cypress
Cupressus nootkatensis 'Nidifera' is a large, spreading, conical, bushy selection of Nootka cypress with deep, apple-green, loose, feathery foliage, relatively few branches and nodding branch tips. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 6 to 7.5 feet (2 - 2.5 m) tall and nearly as wide, an annual rate of growth of 6 to 8 inches (15 - 20 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in the late 1880s by Rovelli Brothers Nursery , Pallanza, Italy. Nicholson and Hornibrook suspected that the plant is actually a hybrid of C. nootkatensis and Chamaecyparis lawsoniana , but this was never proven. Now that Nootka cypress has been redescribed under Cupressus , this claim seems even less likely. Nonetheless, the plant bears a great resemblance to Ch. lawsoniana 'Tamariscifolia.'
Cupressus nootkatensis 'Nidifera' — a large mature specimen.
Photo by Bill Barger
Cupressus nootkatensis 'Nidifera' — a closeup of foliage detail.
Photo by Bill Barger
Cupressus nootkatensis 'Nidifera' / nesting 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: Seedling Selection
COLOR: Dark Green
TRINOMIAL TYPE: Cultivar
GROWTH SHAPE: Spreading
GROWTH SIZE: Intermediate: 6 to 12 inches (15 – 30 cm) per year / 5 to 10 feet (1.5 – 3 m) after 10 years
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