X Cupressocyparis leylandii BOTANICAL NAME X Cupressocyparis leylandii
PRONUNCIATION kew - press - o -SIP- aris lee - LAND - dee - eye
COMMON NAME Leyland Cypress
FAMILY Cupressaceae
Life Cycle Evergreen perennial
PLANT Tree Height 100’ Upright
ARRANGEMENT Leaves are scales and awls
LEAF Awls Scale-like
COMPOSITION Scales and awls
FLOWER Yellow Insignificant
FRUIT
EXPOSURE Sun
GROWTH Rapid
USE Border Screen Windbreak
DESCRIPTION Awl like leaves Striking green foliage on flattened sprays on the branches
DESCRIPTION Grows into a narrow pyramid cv. ‘Castlewellan’ bright golden yellow color on new growth
CULTURAL PRACTICES
PROBLEMS Bag worms Tends to be shallow rooted Wind may uproot large plants
ZONES 5 - 9
NATIVE OF: Introduced hybrid