August 1996
Foliage: Evergreen needles
Height: 60 to 70 feet
Spread: 12 to 15 feet
Shape: Columnar
Dark-green foliage forms flat, fan-like shapes. Mature tree has a noble, pyramidal, columnar shape.
Zone: 6 to 10
Light: Partial shade to full sun
Moisture: Wet to moist
Soil Type: Sandy, loam, or clay
pH Range: 3.7 to 6.3
Suggested uses for this plant include screen, windbreak, hedge, street tree, and specimen plant.
Transplants readily as container grown
plants;
this plant's stringy roots are not easily balled
and burlapped.
Tolerates wide range of soil conditions.
Tolerates salt spray.
Easy to maintain.
Withstands heavy pruning.
No serious problems.
May have occasional problem with bagworms.
Consult local sources, including historic or public gardens and arboreta, regarding cultivars and related species that grow well in your area.
Cultivars of X CUPRESSOCYPARIS LEYLANDII:
`Naylor's Blue' has grayish-green foliage and a
narrow, columnar outline.
`Leighton Green' has a tall, columnar form with
rich green foliage.
`Robinson's Gold' has yellowish foliage which
appears golden-bronze in spring.
`Silver Dust' has bluish-green foliage marked
with white and spreads wider than others.
Leland Cypress is a hybrid between CUPRESSUS
MACROCARPA and CHAMAECYPARIS NOOTKATENSIS.
Adds visual appeal to landscape with fan-like,
evergreen foliage and majestic shape.
A fast growing tree which serves as an excellent
screen and windbreak and with heavy pruning can
readily be used as a hedge.
The following Extension publications are
available through your local Extension office or
directly from:
Virginia Tech
Extension Distribution Center
112 Landsdowne St.
Blacksburg, VA 24061
#426-500 "Winter Injury to Trees and Shrubs"
#426-604 "Selecting Landscape Plants - Rare and
Unusual Trees"
This material was developed by Carol Ness as part of the
Interactive Design and Development Project funded by the Kellogg
Foundation. Mary Miller, Project Director. Diane Relf, Content
Specialist, Horticulture. Copyright 1989 by VCE.