Here's a shot of Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) at Mount Rainier park. The botanical name I just used, while still used in nursery trades, has been replaced with Xanthocyparis nootkatensis.
Communities of C. nootkatensis cropped up all around Mount Rainier park, but not as consistently as the other standard forest trees of Abies amabilis (pacific silver fir), Psuedotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir) and Tsuga heterophylla (western hemlock). While the severely drooping branches protect the plant from excessive snow-loading, it also means that when the snow slides down off the branches, it exposes the scaly leaves to extreme temperatures and winds. So, as I understand it, stands of these trees tend to thrive in protected microclimates.
Here's a shot of its ornamental use near Snoqualmie Falls:
I'm guessing the above is a cultivar, not a straight species. The branchlets are similar, either way, and can be seen below:
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