Leyland Cypress
Cupressus x leylandii
Height60 to 70 ftSpread15 to 25 ftGrowth3 to 4 ft / yrZones6 to 10
High maintenance1 / 5
A large western red cedar · Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
- A large western red cedar. Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Western red cedar standing alone against a blue sky. Photo by abdallahh from Montréal, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Western red cedar foliage sprays. Photo by Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Western red cedar seed cones. Photo by Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Evergreen conifer
Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata
The signature tree of the Pacific Northwest lowlands, with flat sprays of fragrant foliage and a wide skirt.
- Max height
- 70 ft
- Typical height
- 50 to 70 ft
- Spread
- 15 to 25 ft
- Growth per year
- 1 to 2 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Light
- Sun to full shade
- Hardiness zones
- 5 to 8
- Native to
- Pacific Northwest coast and northern Rockies
MaintenanceLow
Needs summer water during dry spells. Leave it room, because it does not like being topped.
See it at scale
Western Red Cedar, up to 70 ft tall and 25 ft wide
Compare with
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Incense Cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
Height50 to 70 ftSpread10 to 15 ftGrowth1 to 2 ft / yrZones5 to 8
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Green Giant Arborvitae
Thuja standishii x plicata
Height40 to 60 ftSpread12 to 18 ftGrowth2 to 3 ft / yrZones5 to 9
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