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Posted by plant-one-on-me MI 5b (My Page) on Wed, Nov 4, 09 at 17:05
| My husband was a lover of evergreen trees and often remarked this was his favorite. He saw it frequently when he was driving at a rest stop near Kalamazoo, MI. He passed away in June and I would like to plant this tree in our yard in his honor. I didn't get many photos because it was raining very hard that day. Thanks in advance.
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RE: Please help identify this evergreen...
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| possibly juniperus rigida .. link below ... second row.. first on left look familiar?? good luck ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
RE: Please help identify this evergreen...
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| Any possibility of re-visiting and getting some larger and closer pics? Resin |
RE: Please help identify this evergreen...
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| yeah....the photos make it difficult :-) Looks a bit like a weeping Alaska cedar to me, Chamaecyparis (now Xanthocyparis) nootkatensis. 
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RE: Please help identify this evergreen...
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| the difference between the juniper and the cedar ... is the juniper will cut and scratch you ... it is one mean needled conifer ... the cedar is softer... and will not harm you ... the cedar also .... when crushed smells like an arb... where as the juniper.. if crushed .. and presuming you could do it without bleeding ... will smell akin to gin ... ken |
RE: Please help identify this evergreen...
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| "Looks a bit like a weeping Alaska cedar to me, Chamaecyparis (now Xanthocyparis) nootkatensis" Now Nootka Cypress Cupressus nootkatensis (not a cedar Cedrus!) Resin |
RE: Please help identify this evergreen...
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 5, 09 at 18:26
| Yes: tree first asked about is surely an Alaska (yellow) cedar
Stinking cypress
Nootka cypress
Yellow cypress
Sitka cypress with a botanical name still being argued about. |
RE: Please help identify this evergreen...
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| That's 50 miles or so from me. Most rest areas around here have very common trees. Could this be a Norway spruce? Older trees get droopy branchlets similar to the photo. However, the top of the tree doesn't match well. I may be in that area next week. Is the tree at the Alamo rest area on southbound US131 or the Galesburg rest area on westbound I-94. I might be able to stop and get some more photos. The tree planting sounds like a very nice way to honor your husband. |
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Wed, Nov 11, 09 at 1:34
| Spruces produce needles rather than the scale-leaves the Nootka cypresses shown here are bearing. |
RE: Please help identify this evergreen...
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| Thanks for all the help so far. The tree is located in the rest stop on I-94 near Kalamazoo. My husband also remarked he saw it a lot "out west". He was a trucker and traveled a lot in the northern and mid western states. I am going to try to get back near Kzoo in December and will take more pictures if/when I get there. I know the needles are soft and not picky like a juniper. Maybe a cypress or cedar...looks a lot like the Alaska cedar. Kim |
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 12, 09 at 20:33
| I live near native stands and see the plant in landscaping here all the time; there is one at the entrance to our driveway that I planted from a five gallon pot (now maybe 40' tall). I have no doubt that the tree being asked about is also one. |
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| Any reason it may not be a Cryptomeria japonica? Hard to tell from the photos. Remember even thought this is a Japanese Cedar, it is not the true cedar, rather a cypress. |
RE: Please help identify this evergreen...
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Sat, Nov 14, 09 at 19:04
| Cryptomeria produces needle-like leaves on more open, see-through foliage sprays. |
RE: Please help identify this evergreen...
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| Growth habit displayed in the original photo also does not match that of Cryptomeria. The tree in question has quite pendulous branches and with the individual branchlets hanging down. Cryptomeria is much more upright in its habit with the appearance and shape of a plump Christmas tree. And it is pretty unusual to see a Cryptomeria with that nodding leader tip, which is almost a dead give-away for the C. nootkatensis. |
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