Cupressocyparis Leylandii ‘Gold’

hedges — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:56:36 +0000

The main Gold Leylandii we grow is the Castlewellan Gold, though Robinsons Gold and Gold Rider are also plants we can source and supply. After many years of growing Gold Leylandii of different kinds, we have established a strain of Castlewellan Gold that has a pleasant golden colour, and a thick, bushy growth — we believe they are the best Gold Leylandii on the market.

The tallest that we grow the golden leylandii to is 9’-10’ (2.7- 3.0m) and you will need to check on availability as we do not always have them in stock at that height. More typically we have the 11L plants in the 5-8ft range.

Cupressocyparis Leylandii ‘Castlewellan Gold’ is similar to Cupressocyparis Leylandii Green, but with lovely golden/yellow foliage. The exact shade of the foliage varies slightly over the growing season. It does not grow quite as tall as the green Leylandii, but it tends to be a bushier plant, and is great for trimming into a thick and tight hedge. As with the Green Leylandii, it is highly suited to hedging and screening and can be trimmed to size. These plants give the advantage of not looking like an imense ‘green wall’ when planted and actually make quite a pretty hedge whilst still having all the impenetrability of a Green Leylandii Hedge.

Gold Leylandii hedging plants are available in a variety of sizes which are listed below.

150-‐175 [5’-‐5’9”]

175-‐200 [5’9”-‐6’6”]

200-‐225 [6’6”-‐7’6”]

225-‐250 [7’6”-‐8’3”]

250-‐275 [8’3”-‐9’]

275-‐300 [9’-‐10’]

300-‐350 [10’-‐11’6”]

Cupressocyparis Leylandii ‘Green’

hedges — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:56:11 +0000

Many of our customers have remarked that our Leylandii make a superb windbreak, whether in the garden or around the perimeter of a field with livestock or horses in it. Green Leylandii are a fast growing evergreen hedging plant with a pleasant foliage, ideal for an instant and effective hedge, windbreak or screen. With dense, bushy growth, they are brilliant at reducing noise and pollution.

They grow at around 3’ (90cm) per year once established but can easily be trimmed into the height and width required. They are easy to keep under control with a trim once a year – the bad publicity comes from those who plant them and then don’t care for them. When cared for properly, Leylandii will make a very handsome hedge and we regard them as the best ‘all round’ hedging plants.

We are able to supply a range of sizes from as short as 5’ (1.5m) and up to 20′ (6.1m). Most of these plants are in containers to make them easier to transport. This also eliminate risks when transplanting – it is not advisable to buy Leylandii as bare root plants.

It is not possible to grow Leylandii in pots above around 15’ (4.6m) high, so we have recently introduced a new collection into our catalogue: root-control-bag Leylandii. These plants have both the advantage of ground grown plants (ability to gain height, extra bushiness) but also the benefit of a pot grown plant in that when transplanted they suffer very little, if any shock. Root-control-bag Leylandii are available in heights from 14’-20’ (4.3- 6.1m) tall. For those who need a truly thick and instant hedge, these could be the way to go.

Green Leylandii are available in the following sizes:

100-‐125 [3’3”-‐4’]

150-‐175 [5’-‐5’9”]

175-‐200 [5’9”-‐6’6”]

200-‐225 [6’6”-‐7’6”]

225-‐250 [7’6”-‐8’3”]

250-‐275 [8’3”-‐9’]

275-‐300 [9’-‐10’]

300-‐350 [10’-‐11’6”]

350-‐400 [11’6”-‐13’]

400-‐450 [13’-‐14’9”]

450-‐500 [14’9”-‐16’6”]

500-‐550 [16’6”-‐18’]

550-‐600 [18’-‐19’9”]

600-‐650 [19’9”-‐21’3”]

650-‐700 [21’3”-‐23’]

English Hedging » Leylandii

Cupressocyparis Leylandii ‘Gold’

Cupressocyparis Leylandii ‘Green’