Leyland cypress seed

LATIN NAME: × Cuprocyparis leylandii

COMMON NAME: Leyland Cypress

The Leyland cypress sets its tall, dense, columnar crown of the small, scale-like leaves on the upright branches, and the whole tree carries the fine, bold, fast-growing screen of the cool garden. The fast-growing, evergreen conifer carries the tall, dense, columnar crown with the small, scale-like, dark-green leaves on the flattened, upright sprays and the many small, globular cones, one of the fine, bold sights of the cool garden, the fine, dense screens and the windbreaks of the old estates. The tree is a fine, historic presence of the cool garden, and it is a tree of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The Leyland cypress is a historic subject of the plant science, and the upright sprays keep showing up in the work on the fast-growing conifers. The way the small, scale-like, dark-green leaves arrange on the flattened, upright sprays to form the tall, dense, columnar crown has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the fast-growing conifers, the hybrid vigour and the members of the cypress family. The dense crown and the quick habit have also made it a fine study tree, and the Leyland cypress is a regular subject of the work on the upright sprays of the cool world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The Leyland cypress is a fine, bold tree of the cool garden and the study collection. The tall, dense, columnar crown with the small, scale-like, dark-green leaves on the flattened, upright sprays carries the fine, dense screens and the windbreaks of the old estates, one of the fine, bold sights of the cool garden, and the fine, dense growth has a very long record as the fine, quick, dense screens of the old gardens, the screens coming to the boundaries, the windbreaks and the shelter belts of the old estates, to be followed by the many small, globular cones. It is one of the fine choices for the cool garden, the screen and the study collection, and it has been written about in the horticultural and the forestry papers for the quick growth and the dense ways. It is a fine, bold tree of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained garden.

Give the young trees the deep, well-drained bed, and the dense column will fill the screen over the years.

To grow the Leyland cypress from seed, press the small, brown seeds lightly into the surface of the tray of fine, sandy soil, leave them uncovered, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young trees out in the open ground. The seedlings thread up within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the deep, well-drained ground, the dense column will rise over the years.

The Leyland cypress, often referred to simply as leylandii, is a fast-growing coniferous evergreen tree much used in horticulture, primarily for hedges and screens. Even on sites of relatively poor culture, plants have been known to grow to heights of 15 metres (49 ft) in 16 years.