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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Cupressaceae
|genus=Cupressocyparis
|species=leylandii
|common_name=Leyland, Leyland Cypress
|name_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|habit=tree
|habit_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
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|Min ht metric=ft
|Max ht box=70
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|exposure=sun
|water=moist, moderate
|water_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|features=evergreen
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=7
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|image=Cupressocyparis leylandii (?)0.jpg
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The '''Leyland Cypress''', ''× Cupressocyparis leylandii'' (syn. ''Callitropsis × leylandii''), often referred to as just '''Leylandii''', is a fast-growing [[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 in 16 years.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=v9FaNAifPLEC&pg=PA436&dq=%22leighton+hall%22+powys&ei=-1oySe_4OKW0zAS15Yy7BA|title=Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs, p436 - Conifers|publisher=books.google.com|accessdate=2008-11-30}}</ref> Their rapid, thick growth means they are sometimes used to enforce privacy, but such use can result in disputes with neighbours whose own property becomes overshadowed.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-11211538 | work=BBC News | title=Plymouth neighbours row over 35ft trees | date=2010-09-07}}</ref>
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
File:Leyland Cypress.jpg| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
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__NOTOC__
|familia=Cupressaceae
|genus=Cupressocyparis
|species=leylandii
|common_name=Leyland, Leyland Cypress
|name_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|habit=tree
|habit_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|Min ht box=60
|Min ht metric=ft
|Max ht box=70
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|exposure=sun
|water=moist, moderate
|water_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|features=evergreen
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=7
|usda_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|max_zone=9.5
|image=Cupressocyparis leylandii (?)0.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
The '''Leyland Cypress''', ''× Cupressocyparis leylandii'' (syn. ''Callitropsis × leylandii''), often referred to as just '''Leylandii''', is a fast-growing [[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 in 16 years.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=v9FaNAifPLEC&pg=PA436&dq=%22leighton+hall%22+powys&ei=-1oySe_4OKW0zAS15Yy7BA|title=Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs, p436 - Conifers|publisher=books.google.com|accessdate=2008-11-30}}</ref> Their rapid, thick growth means they are sometimes used to enforce privacy, but such use can result in disputes with neighbours whose own property becomes overshadowed.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-11211538 | work=BBC News | title=Plymouth neighbours row over 35ft trees | date=2010-09-07}}</ref>
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
File:Leyland Cypress.jpg| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__
