Cupressus x leylandii

Leyland cypress is in the cypress or Cupressaceae family and is a hybrid between Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) and Nootka cypress (Cupressus nootkatensis). It is sterile and is propagated from cuttings, with over 30 common cultivars. Growing over 1 m per year, it is most commonly used for hedges and screens.

It also may be referred to as: × Cuprocyparis leylandii or × Cupressocyparis leylandii.

• Leaves are evergreen, scale-like, very small, arranged in decussate pairs in flat sprays, green to bluish green on both sides.
• Species is monoecious; males are small (3 mm long), reddish brown terminal cones; females are larger, round, yellow-green ripening to glossy brown, 12–19 mm in diameter (although cones are very uncommon).
• Bark is reddish brown, scaly when young, aging to have gray weathered strips