#1359 most planted
Cupressus leylandii
Leyland cypress · also Leylandii
ConiferEvergreen
54
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
24 in
median trunk (61 cm, 54 measured)
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The Leyland cypress is a fast-growing coniferous evergreen tree popular in horticulture, primarily for hedges and screens. Its rapid, thick growth makes it useful for privacy, though it can lead to disputes due to overshadowing.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 370.02%—31 in
- 170.01%—1.9 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 49 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
Trunk diameters across every city: median 24 in, mean 21 in, 90th percentile 36 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Cupressus in the catalogue
12 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
