Weeping Cypress I.D. Needed

KCGirl · Post by **KCGirl** » Mar 13, 2005 5:22 am

I saw a tree in "Living the Country Life" magazine identified only as a weeping cypress. It has a unique corkscrew/S-shaped trunk with long, weeping vine-like branches. It was photographed in Jeff Osser's personal moss garden in St. Louis, MO. It looks "bonsiaish" but I don't believe that he manipulated it. Can anyone shed some light?

Thanks!

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Mar 13, 2005 9:15 am

Hi KCGirl!! I'm afraid I can't help you, but I wanted to say Hi, and welcome you to the forums here!! Nice to have you!

I'm sure someone will come along and help with your question......

Have fun, and Welcome!

DryGulch · Post by **DryGulch** » Mar 13, 2005 10:56 am

The best source I have come across for identifying the unusual non-deciduious tree is Foxwillow Nursery. Rich specializes in unusual conifer, larches, evergreens, what have you. It is a hobby that has gone rampant and which he has turned into a successful business. He definitely has the unusual. Perusing his web page I think you may be referring to a false cypress. Finding this specimen locally might be difficult.

Rich's webpage is a little difficult to navigate, but I think this page link might help you: http://www.richsfoxwillowpines.com/HTML ... 20page.htm

I am guessing either Hinoki or one of the Nootka falsecypress...

Hope this is helpful.

KCGirl · Post by **KCGirl** » Mar 13, 2005 11:45 pm

Thanks for the information link. It looks as though it should steer me in the right direction.

Cheers!
KCGirl

KCGirl · Post by **KCGirl** » Mar 13, 2005 11:56 pm

Thank you for the warm welcome. I'm already enjoying the Forum. I looked over your list of Hostas... my mission this spring is to landscape the front end of our 4 acres with different hostas down the driveway fencing and then daylillies in small areas that we've had to weed-eat in the past. I think that they might be good things for a beginner to mess around with.

Any suggestions you have are welcome!

Old earth dog · Post by **Old earth dog** » Mar 15, 2005 12:44 am

Suggestion: Mix some spring bulbs in with the hostas and daylilies for early color.

treelover3 · Post by **treelover3** » Mar 17, 2005 4:37 pm

Can you describe the foliage? What is the color (blue, green, ?) and does the plant have needles or scale-like foliage?

I'm guessing that the tree is a Chamaecyparis (Xanthocyparis or Callitropsis) nootkatensis cultivar. The botanists are not quite sure what the correct name of this plant is, but Chamaecyparis is the most commonly used name. There are quite a few cultivars of this plant and if the trunk is curved, then the propagator has trained the plant to look like this prior to the plant being sold.

Here is a link to a picture of Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Jubilee' which is a narrowly weeping form of Nootka falsecypress:

http://www.iseli-nursery.com/images/pho ... ubilee.jpg

Another option is that the plant is Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'. (My dream tree, but I can't grow the plant here in zone 4 - bummer). Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula' is a weeping cedar and people sometimes get the names mixed up and call the plant a cypress.

Here is a link to a picture of Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula' (on the right side of the photo with the curved trunks):

http://www.mchutchison.com/images/vends ... la(26).jpg

Do you have the magazine article and a scanner? Could you scan the picture of the plant and post it here. I could tell you what it is, for sure, if I could take a look at it.
Thanks,
Mike

Hallson Gardens

Weeping Cypress I.D. Needed

Weeping Cypress I.D. Needed

weeping cypress

Thanks, DryGulch

Thanks, LucyGoose