Description Description 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 -20C 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. What is a rootball, when to use one? The pros and cons, for more information visit our page on the different formats hedging can come in Bare root, rootball, container? Hedges are a living product and therefore care should be taken when planting. For more information regarding planting visit our Planting guide. There are many positives to having a hedge. For more information on why to buy a hedge visit our Why buy a hedge page?
