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Summary

Leland Cypress (Cupressocyparis leylandii)

About this tree: Used as Christmas trees, hedgerows, windbreaks and landscaping

Adapted to a wide range of soil textures; prefers moist, well drained soils

Grows 60 to 70 feet tall

Hardiness zone 5

Identification Tips:

  • Leaves: Blue-green to gray-green

needles, 1/8 inch long; acute; appressed with the apices of the lateral pairs often free

  • Fruit: Cone, 1/2 to 3/4 inch in diameter with 8 scales; each scale contains approximately 5 seeds per scale
  • Bark: Reddish-brown and scaly

Copyright status

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Source

http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/publications/woodypocketguide.pdf

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current23:08, 23 April 2007Thumbnail for version as of 23:08, 23 April 2007361 × 268 (23 KB)AshcraftLeland Cypress (''Cupressocyparis leylandii'') About this tree: Used as Christmas trees, hedgerows, windbreaks and landscaping Adapted to a wide range of soil textures; prefers moist, well drained soils Grows 60 to 70 feet tall Hardiness zone 5 Ident

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