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Synonym

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis

Nootka cypress

Other common names
Sitka cypress
yellow cedar
see moreyellow cypress
Synonyms
Cupressus nootkatensis
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
see moreCallitropsis nootkatensis
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Botanical details
Family
Cupressaceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Xanthocyparis

Genus description

Xanthocyparis are evergreen trees with much-branched sprays of small scale-like leaves and roughly spherical cones that mature in two years

Name status

Correct

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