Job's Nursery and Pumpkin Patch LLC

Helping Tri-City Gardeners Grow Since 1940!

Job's Nursery LLC is a family owned nursery and tree farm that offers a wide selection of outdoor plants that are hardy for our area. We are located just north of Pasco on Columbia River Road.  It's a short trip to a beautiful location to escape the hustle and bustle of your everyday life.

 

 

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Cypress Leyland, Emerald Isle

Cupressocyparis x leylandii 'Moncal'

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Cypress Leyland, Emerald Isle (Cupressocyparis x leylandii 'Moncal') at Job's Nursery

Cypress Leyland, Emerald Isle

Cypress Leyland, Emerald Isle

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Cypress Leyland, Emerald Isle (Cupressocyparis x leylandii 'Moncal') at Job's Nursery

Cypress Leyland, Emerald Isle foliage

Cypress Leyland, Emerald Isle foliage

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Height:  25 feet

Spread:  8 feet

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  4b

Brand:  Monrovia

Description:

This lovely cypress presents interesting tiny emerald green foliage that is both fine and dense; naturally pyramidal but can be shaped as topiary or hedge with regular clipping; a beautiful visual impact as a border or accent planting

Ornamental Features

Cypress Leyland, Emerald Isle is primarily valued in the landscape for its distinctively pyramidal habit of growth. It has attractive green evergreen foliage. The tiny scale-like sprays of foliage are highly ornamental and remain green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Cypress Leyland, Emerald Isle is a dense evergreen tree with a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.

This is a relatively low maintenance tree. When pruning is necessary, it is recommended to only trim back the new growth of the current season, other than to remove any dieback. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Cypress Leyland, Emerald Isle is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Accent
  • Vertical Accent
  • Mass Planting
  • Hedges/Screening
  • Windbreaks and Shelterbelts

Planting & Growing

Cypress Leyland, Emerald Isle will grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more.

This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. This plant should be periodically fertilized throughout the active growing season with a specially-formulated acidic fertilizer. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid, and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals, so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets.

Special Attributes

Cupressocyparis are classified as Toxic to people, pets & livestock it is not commonly ingested, it must taste really bad.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight Soil pH Preference
Characteristics
Accent  Articulation  Massing  Screening  Windbreak 
Applications
Foliage Color  Texture  Plant Form  Winter Value 
Ornamental Features