Leylandii

About Leylandii

Leylandii (Cupressocyparis leylandii) is a fast growing, evergreen hedge, capable of offering privacy and screening in a very short space of time. Once established it can growing up to 90cm in a year, forming a dense green hedge creating a perfect sound barrier. Being a cross between

The University of Southampton has shown Leylandii is 40% better at filtering out particulate pollution than native species such as hawthorn, making it a perfect hedge for boundary against a busy road.

Furthermore, due to its upright, dense, hardy nature it makes an ideal windbreak sheltering your gardens from the most vicious of winds. Offering a chance for the rest of your garden and the wildlife within to thrive.

Leylandii is fully hardy across all of the UK having a hardness rating of H6 and can cope with -15 to -20 C

The maximum height of Leylandii is over 12m with a width of 4-8m though this can be easily maintained through hedge trimming/pruning so do not let this put you off.

Prune in August, be careful not to prune the old wood as when this occurs regrowth will not occur.

Maintenance/pruning

• Late summer (preferably August)
• Trim back new growth annually, if old wood is cut regrowth will not occur

Dimensions under preferable conditions

• Max Height (12m +)
• Max width (4-8,)

Uses:

• Hedging/screening, noise reduction, pollution reducing, windbreak, architectural
• Prune in late summer,  preferably August.

Hedges are a living product and therefore care should be taken when planting. For more information regarding planting visit our Planting Guide page.