Someone sent me two pics of a tree they wanted me to identify. It is growing inland in Europe, Lat about 50 degrees, Zone 7, in a park and it is definitely not native to that area. Looks to me like a Chamaecyparis but I am not very strong on Cupressaceae especially if they are not right in front of me. Would this be our native Chamaecyparis nootkatensis that I see every time I go skiing on Mt. Washington, Vancouver Island?
As far as can be seen in these shots it resembles the weeping juniper cultivar we have in the garden here, full identity unknown.
Thanks Ron for your input. Too bad I had to resize the pics and could not post the original size for better clarity. I agree that some of the features are Juniper-like but what confuses me is that I have never seen a combination of drooping folliage, grey, peeling bark and the large size in a Juniper before. But then there are many cultivars as well as many trees take on a different look/form when out of their native environments. Thanks again.
I'm inclined to think the one we have is a weeping form of Chinese juniper. Since it is producing female cones, I should be able to figure out the species at least - if I ever take the time to do so. It is maybe 15' tall or so.
Do you have any larger original pics? Can't tell what it is from these small pics, though it isn't a Nootka Cypress. More details of the location would help, too - 50°N in southernmost England (zone 9) is a very different climate to 50°N in Poland (zone 5).
