Cypress Green Leyland 3 gal

Cypress Green Leyland (Leyland Cypress) – Fast-Growing Evergreen Privacy Tree

Description:
Cypress Green Leyland, also known as Leyland Cypress (*Cupressus × leylandii*), is a fast-growing, evergreen conifer prized for its dense, feathery green foliage and upright, pyramidal form. This versatile tree is ideal for creating privacy screens, windbreaks, or property borders, offering year-round color and coverage. With a rapid growth rate of 3–4 feet per year, Leyland Cypress quickly establishes a lush, living wall that can reach 40–60 feet tall and 8–12 feet wide at maturity. Its soft, fine-textured foliage is attractive all year and responds well to trimming for formal hedges or natural screens. Hardy, adaptable, and low-maintenance, Cypress Green Leyland thrives in full sun to partial shade and tolerates a wide range of soils, drought, and urban conditions.

Key Features:
- **Botanical Name:** *Cupressus × leylandii*
- **Common Name:** Leyland Cypress, Cypress Green Leyland
- **Growth Rate:** Fast (3–4 feet per year)
- **Mature Height:** 40–60 feet
- **Mature Width:** 8–12 feet
- **Foliage:** Soft, feathery, mid- to dark green, evergreen
- **Form:** Upright, pyramidal, dense
- **Sunlight:** Full sun to partial shade (at least 6 hours of direct sun recommended)
- **Soil:** Adaptable; prefers well-drained soil but tolerates clay, loam, and sand
- **Water Needs:** Moderate; water regularly during establishment, then drought-tolerant
- **Hardiness Zones:** USDA 6–10
- **Maintenance:** Low; prune to shape as needed
- **Special Features:** Tolerant of salt spray and air pollution, excellent for privacy and windbreaks

Care Instructions:
- **Planting:** Space 8–12 feet apart for screens; 4–5 feet apart for dense hedges. Dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball and as deep as the root system.
- **Watering:** Water deeply and regularly during the first year. Once established, water during prolonged dry spells.
- **Fertilizing:** Apply a balanced, slow-release fertilizer in early spring if soil is poor.
- **Pruning:** Prune in late winter or early spring to maintain desired shape and size. Avoid heavy pruning in damp weather to prevent disease.
- **Mulching:** Apply a 2–3 inch layer of mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds.

Landscape Uses:
- Privacy screens and living fences
- Windbreaks and noise barriers
- Property borders
- Specimen or accent tree