{"product_id":"xcupressocyparis-leylandii-madeline-bettergreen","title":"Leyland Cypress - x Cupressocyparis leylandii ‘Madeline Bettergreen’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLeyland Cypress - x Cupressocyparis leylandii ‘Madeline Bettergreen’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing puts up a tall green wall faster. \u003cem\u003ex Cupressocyparis leylandii\u003c\/em\u003e is a sterile hybrid conifer with dense flat sprays of foliage and a naturally columnar habit, and this selection is grown for uniform rich green colour that holds through winter. Planted as a row it closes into a solid screen within a couple of seasons, but it must be trimmed on schedule, because it will not reshoot from bare brown wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Leyland Cypress\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth speed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Young plants commonly extend close to a metre a year in good conditions, faster than any comparable screening conifer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDensity to the ground\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trimmed from the start it holds foliage right down to soil level rather than going leggy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUniform clone\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cutting grown plants match each other in colour and vigour, which keeps a long hedge even.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWind and coastal tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles exposed sites and moderate salt laden wind better than most hedging conifers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSterile hybrid\u003c\/strong\u003e: It sets no viable seed, so it does not spread beyond where it is planted.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTall boundary screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blocks a two storey overlooking window where a fence cannot reach.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural windbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used in single or double rows around orchards, vineyards and stock yards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal clipped hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Readily held at 2 to 4m with two trims a year for a flat green wall.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInstant privacy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Advanced sizes give immediate height where waiting is not an option.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring; autumn gives a full cool season of root growth before summer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Any reasonably free draining soil, from sand to clay loam; persistent waterlogging invites root rot and sudden branch death\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice a week through the first summer, ideally by dripline along the row, and mulch the full length rather than individual plants. Start light trimming in the first year and never cut back into leafless brown wood, because those sections stay bare permanently.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 20m if left unclipped; easily maintained at 3 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m unclipped, 0.8 to 1.5m when trimmed\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden hybrid; parent species from western North America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795352584478,"sku":"ND-1815-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795352617246,"sku":"ND-1815-100L","price":1475.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/fXyLRONO_4R_FD0lxaU-Q_aHzhW7X3.jpg?v=1787313982","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/xcupressocyparis-leylandii-madeline-bettergreen","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}