Michigan State University Extension
Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00002079
11/12/99
X Cupressocyparis leylandii--Leyland Cypress
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 10
Height: 65 ft Spread: 12 ft Form: columnar
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches
Comments: Leyland Cypress is a hybrid of Cupressus
macrocarpa and Chamaecyparis nootkatensis. This fast
growing evergreen is adaptable to adverse sites although
growth is best on good sites. It is used as a Christmas
tree in the southern U.S.
Cultivars:
'Castlewellan Gold' - Plants 20 feet tall and 5 feet
wide have yellow new growth. The foliage turns
bronze in winter.
'Moncal' - (Emerald Isle TM) - Plants 25 feet tall
and 8 feet wide have a dense habit and bright green
foliage.
'Naylor's Blue' - A pyramidal cultivar with bluish
foliage (Vis. 1). The plant will be 35 feet tall
and about 15 feet wide.
References for Cultivars: Monrovia Nursery Company 1997, Gee
Farms 1999.
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