Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata
Height50 to 70 ftSpread15 to 25 ftGrowth1 to 2 ft / yrZones5 to 8
Low maintenance1 / 5
Leyland cypress, a dense pyramidal tree · Photo: W.Baumgartner, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo credits
- Leyland cypress, a dense pyramidal tree. Photo by W.Baumgartner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Leyland cypress beside a house. Photo by Crusier, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Leyland cypress foliage. Photo by KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Leyland cypress trunk. Photo by Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Evergreen conifer
Leyland Cypress
Cupressus x leylandii
About the fastest screen you can buy. Feathery, soft and very large if left alone.
- Max height
- 70 ft
- Typical height
- 60 to 70 ft
- Spread
- 15 to 25 ft
- Growth per year
- 3 to 4 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Light
- Sun to part shade
- Hardiness zones
- 6 to 10
- Native to
- Garden hybrid of Monterey and Nootka cypress
MaintenanceHigh
Needs shearing once or twice a year to hold as a hedge and will not regrow from bare wood. Shallow roots and canker can shorten its life.
See it at scale
Leyland Cypress, up to 70 ft tall and 25 ft wide
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Height50 to 70 ftSpread10 to 15 ftGrowth1 to 2 ft / yrZones5 to 8
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Height40 to 60 ftSpread12 to 18 ftGrowth2 to 3 ft / yrZones5 to 9
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