Cupressus x leylandii 'Leighton Green'

Very fast-growing tree with naturally wide-spreading branches. Can be easily pruned into a narrow, dense screen. Always has fresh-green leaves which are soft to touch. Tolerant of moderate coastal exposure. Cupressus x leylandii is a hybrid between Hesperocyparis macrocarpa and Callitropsis nootkatensis.

↑ 10m ↓

← 5m →

Family: Cupressaceae, cypress family, a family of coniferous trees found all around the world.

Genus: Cupressus, cupressus (Latin, noun), meaning 'cypress [specifically Cupressus sempervirens]'. Commonly known as cypress, a genus of evergreen conifers native to mainly warm temperate regions in the Northern Hemisphere, including western North America, Central America, northwest Africa, the Middle East, the Himalayas, southern China, and northern Vietnam.

Species: Cupressus x leylandii, leylandii (Latinised), named in 1926 by the English botanist William Dallimore (1871 - 1959) and his associate, the British botanist and dendrologist Albert Bruce Jackson (1876 - 1947), in honour of Christopher Leyland who owned the estates in which this hybrid species was discovered.

Cultivar: Cupressus x leylandii 'Leighton Green'

Synonyms: x Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Leighton Green', x Cuprocyparis leylandii 'Leighton Green', x Hesperotropsis leylandii 'Leighton Green', Callitropsis x leylandii 'Leighton Green'

Common Name: Leyland Cypress

Description: Very fast-growing tree with naturally wide-spreading branches. Can be easily pruned into a narrow, dense screen. Always has fresh-green leaves which are soft to touch. Tolerant of moderate coastal exposure. Cupressus x leylandii is a hybrid between Hesperocyparis macrocarpa and Callitropsis nootkatensis.

Height: 10m

Width: 5m

Uses: Hedging and screening

Tolerates: Coastal

Soil Type: Clay soils, Dry soils

Winter Foliage: Evergreen

Origin: Exotic

Types: Conifer

Foliage:

• Summer: Green

• Autumn: Green

• Winter: Green

• Spring: Green