Leyland cypress
xCypressocyparis leylandii
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Form & Habitat
Leyland cypress form and habitat
Leaves
Leyland cypress leaves Leyland cypress leaves Leyland cypress leaves
Twigs
Leyland cypress twigs Leyland cypress twigs Leyland cypress twigs
Bark
Leyland cypress bark
Flowers
Fruit
  • FAMILY: CUPRESSACEAE
  • ALTERNATE COMMON NAME:
  • LEAVES: short appressed scales on flatten branchlets; dark to light green, bluish-green common, golden rarely
  • FLOWER:
  • FRUIT: small, less than 1 inch; few scales
  • TWIGS: weak and flexible
  • BARK: reddish brown and scaly
  • FORM: pyramidal when young; Christmas tree-shaped
  • HABITAT: sunny, well drained soils
  • RANGE: artificial hybrid between Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (Alaska cedar) and Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey cypress); first produced in England, 1938; a rare intergeneric hybrid
    • Best Recognition Features:
    1. flatten branchlets with bluish-green foliage
    2. pyramidal shaped
    3. locally-grown Christmas tree
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