Cedrus - Metasequoia

A hardy silvery blue clone selected by Horstman from a group of seedlings (seed was collected in the Paktia province of Afghanistan) and introduced in 1979, the bluest of the Paktia forms it survived unprotected in Gee’s arboretum last winter with little or no damage. The high alpine forms of deodara show impressive cold tolerance.

A strongly fastigiate plant straight up with side branches straight down often with a tuft of basal growth.

These are the traditional form of Nootkatensis 'Pendula' with horizontal branching and drooping branchlets, not as full as the broad forms nor as strictly weeping as 'Green Arrow' and 'Stricta'.

Stenocoma is the hardiest of the true cedars, which makes you wonder why all the west coast growers graft them on deodara.