Scientific Name:
Cupressus
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leylandii
Pronunciation:
kew-PRESS-us ex LAY-lund-ee-eye
Common Name:
Leyland cypress
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Leaves scale-like (awls, if present, are not sharp pointed), most 1-3mm long of fine branchlets, yellow-green to blue-green cvs.; pollen cones yellow-brown at branchlet tips; seed cones mostly 1.5-1.8cm round when just ripe (shrink to ab out 1cm roung when dried), usually with 8 scales.
Habit:
Dense
Form:
Columnar, Oval - vertical, Pyramidal - narrowly
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
22 - 30m
Mature Spread:
10 - 15m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (C. nootkatensis x C. macrocarpa)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Alkaline, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Hedge row, Screening, Specimen plant, Wind break
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Scale-like
Arrangement:
Opposite, Imbricate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green, Green-yellow
Colour in Fall:
Bluish, Green, Green-yellow
Shapes:
Deltoid, Rhomboidal
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Yellow, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Not showy, Seeds sterile
Bark Morphology:
Stringy, Single stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Caterpillar or cutworm, Dieback, Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (off campus)
Location(s):
- (LTW) Langley Township Walk
- (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used