Leyland Cypress x Hesperotropsis leylandii
Previously known as:
- x Cupressocyparis leylandii
- x Cuprocyparis leylandii
- Description
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Leyland cypress is a hybrid fast-growing, upright, needled evergreen tree. Has scaly reddish-brown bark and attractive splays of gray-green needles. It works well as screening, hedge plant, or windbreak, but must be pruned regularly to maintain a tidy appearance.
It is often used as a screening tree. In the Piedmont and Costal Plain of NC, it is sometimes grown to be sold as Christmas trees.
Insects, Diseases,and Other Plant Problems: Susceptible to bagworms, canker, and root rot.
Quick ID
- Elongated spray
- Concolorous spray
- Branches &primary brackets have spiral twist
- Leaves intermediate to scale-like
VIDEO Created by Homegrown featuring Jeff Owen, Area Extension Forestry Specialist for NC State Extension
- Profile Video:
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Blue Eyes'
- 'Castlewellan'
- 'Gold Rider'
- 'Blue Eyes'
- 'Blue Eyes', 'Castlewellan' , 'Gold Rider'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Blue Eyes'
- 'Castlewellan'
- 'Gold Rider'
- 'Blue Eyes'
- 'Blue Eyes', 'Castlewellan' , 'Gold Rider'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- x Hesperotropsis
- Species:
- leylandii
- Family:
- Cupressaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Play Value:
- Buffer
- Fragrance
- Pieces Used in Games
- Screening
- Textural
- Wind Break
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- drought; many soils
- Dimensions:
- Height: 60 ft. 0 in. - 90 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 12 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Columnar
- Erect
- Pyramidal
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7b, 7a, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10b, 10a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- dark brown fruiting cones (to 3/4” across), each with 8 scales
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Green
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are scale leaves, elongated spray, bluish-green, same color top and bottom
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
- Light Brown
- Red/Burgundy
- Bark Description:
- scaly reddish-brown bark
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Recreational Play Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
