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Cupressus × leylandii (Leyland Cypress)

Leyland cypress is a cross between the Monterey cypress and the Alaskan cedar. It is a very fast-growing, tall tree with feathery green foliage. In small landscapes it must be regularly trimmed or it will outgrow its space. It tolerates salt, drought, and a variety of soil types, and can tolerate severe pruning. There are various cultivars with different colors of foliage.

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  • Horticulture Management
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  • French Name: Cyprès de Leyland

  • Plant type: Tree

  • Origin: Hybird origin

  • Heat Zones: 3 to 9

    Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9

  • Uses: Screen, Hedge, Specimen, Border Plant, Windbreak, Pollution Tolerant / Urban

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Fast

    Tree Shape: Pyramidal, Columnar, oval

    Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

    Canopy Density: Dense

    Canopy Texture: Fine

    Height at Maturity: 8 to 15 m, 15 to 23 m, Over 23

    Spread at Maturity: 5 to 8 meters

    Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Opposite

    Leaf Venation: Nearly Invisible

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: Less than 5

    Leaf Shape: Scale

    Leaf Margins: Entire

    Leaf Texture: Fine

    Leaf Scent: Pleasant (Lemony)

    Color(growing season): Green, Blue-Green

    Color(changing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: No

    Flower Color: Brown

    Seasons: Spring

  • Trunk

    Trunk has Crownshaft: No

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

    Number of Trunks: Single Trunk

    Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Cones

    Fruit Showiness: No

    Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

    Fruit Color: Brown

    Seasons: Spring

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: No

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

    Salt Tolerance: Moderate

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Full, Part

  • Management

    Invasive Potential: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes

    Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

    Surface Rooting: No

    Life Span: More than 50

    Diseases: Canker, Fungus

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Caterpillars, Scales, Aphids

    Plant Propagation: Cutting

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