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30 yr Leyland cypress

16 years ago

This is one of two Leyland cypresses I planted ~1977 in Hagerstown, MD. Earlier I thought this was around 70' -- looking at it closely it's more like 60-65' tall x 35'+ wide. The other Leyland's foliage is just visible at the upper left. These are 'Haggerston Greys' and look to me much more like Monterey cypress than Nootka. Asthetically there's nothing in these areas equivalent except maybe the largest Virginia junipers or E arborvitae. These have taken -20F in Jan 1994.

Not "pushing" Leylands -- in fact, this should demonstrate that they should never be planted in tight screens or small areas.

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pineresin
16 years ago
And at 100 years old, 36m tall . . .
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And its trunk:
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greenlarry
16 years ago
They do make impressive trees when mature but they are over sold as garden conifers. They need to be given the room to breathe,out in the open.
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conifers
16 years ago
Nice looking tree Beng. Sharp actually!

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Embothrium
16 years ago
Habit varies with local climate, as we see here.
GAAlan
16 years ago
Very unusual looking shape on yours Beng. You never see them looking like that here. Very sentinel-like in these parts........

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This is mine from 11/13/05, planted in 1992.

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