As these tree age and lose lower foliage, consider removing Leyland cypress individually as they deteriorate, and replace each with a deciduous evergreen tree like wax myrtle.

Another major issue is bagworms, which can cause the tree to drop all of its foliage in a matter of weeks. To reduce the risk of these problems, you should plant Leyland cypress in full sun and in ...

Leyland cypress trees are great for creating privacy, but why grow them alone if you can add visual interest to the screen ...

Leyland Cypress, X Cupressocyparis leylandi ... especially when they’re growing without irrigation. Their lush green foliage is often marred by brown, dying branches and tips caused by Seiridium ...

Underneath that spot of dead foliage is a seiridium canker, also called coryneum canker, and is a big problem on Leyland cypress (Cupressocyparis leylandii) trees. The fungus will destroy the ...

Wind dries out the leaves and needles ... Green Giant arborvitae, white pine, Norway and Colorado spruce all are tough, attractive alternatives. What’s a Leyland cypress owner to do?

Leyland cypress must be one of the most controversial ... although this is difficult to apply because the targets are among the foliage. Commercial landscapers have a wider range of chemicals ...

In Rutherford County, the plant most commonly and intentionally used for this purpose is likely Leyland cypress. I say "intentionally" because ... Nigra to the towering Green Giant. • Pines White ...

In these environmentally conscious times, their advocates point to some research conducted in 2000 that showed that the ‘finer, more complex structure of their foliage’ was 40 ... you call them ...

QUESTION: What causes the limbs on my Leyland cypress to drop down? They also have a fair amount of dying foliage inside the tree. ANSWER: The limbs on your Leylands will begin to hang down as ...

Don’t worry, homeowners: your Leyland cypress shrubs are not sick. But, they might be dead. After an usually extreme winter filled with harsh temperatures, several feet of snow, ice and a polar ...