C166: x Cupressocyparis leylandii

At the centre of many neighbour wars, Leyland cypress can reach great heights very quickly. It’s one of the fastest growing conifers and often towers over houses and gardens.

Leyland cypress trees can grow to 40m. The foliage is dense and hides much of the trunk. The bark is red-grey with ridges, and twigs are slender, brown and flexible.

Look out for: the smell of resin when the foliage is crushed.

Identified in winter by: male cones, which are yellow at tips of twigs. Female cones are rounded.

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