The species as well as the cultivars can be variable. I prefer the more narrow form.

Cupressus (no longer Chamaecyparis) nootkatensis 'Green Arrow'

Yes, that is one of it's arms shooting out on the lower right.

tj

Yeah, I wonder if 'Green Arrow' will ever have multiple arms shooting out going up the trunk...or if it stays vary narrow..

It's odd, I know that each species can be variable, but wow.....they look like totally different trees. They are completely different habits/forms.....between what I call 'style 1' and 'style 2'...

Focus on named, clonal cultivars for comparative predictability and uniformity. Otherwise you are trying to hammer a wild species into predetermined holes on a board, marveling that its various different expressions don't all fit perfectly. And remember that older, Latin cultivar names are liable to have been used for more than one introduction over time.

I see what you are saying, but no matter what you put into "google images", you get conflicting data. I guess the short answer is that this species is highly variable in what form it will take.....unlike most trees which end up having certain characteristics... I just wondered if anyone knew which tree I should look for to give me the best chance of having one with long, outreaching arms. I suppose maybe it's complete luck of the draw..

I have one with the 'stretched-out arms', your first picture, is called Cupressus nootkatensis 'Pendula'. It is about 25 ft tall and grows well. I have also one of the very slim types, is Cupressus nootkatensis 'Van den Akker', is only 6 ft and looks OK, but is growing only very slowly. Another slim one with the name Cupressus nootkatensis 'Strict Weeping' lost its top possibly at its graft the first year and is growing very slowly from its base, but still looks interesting. I thought my zone 5 is too cold, but published limit is -30 F, so who knows.

I have none of the round compact ones, but why would you have one of those when you can have one like your picture #1 shows?

Bernd

I have one of your type 1 plants,,was sold as 'Pendula' ,,just got lucky

ron

Hmmm...interesting. Usually the pictures that come up for 'Pendula' are much more columnar than I'd like...I suppose a lot of it is luck of the draw..

Old Latin cultivar name with there having been plenty of time for numbers of independent introductions to have been made.

still say you want juballee

Greetings from Utah the first is called Weeping Alaskan Cedar just bought one at my local Home Depot (Provo)

Add to my last ; also have seen #1 type called 'Glauca Pendula'

Ron