Leyland cypress, the Glossary
The Leyland cypress, Cupressus × leylandii, × Cuprocyparis leylandii or × Cupressocyparis leylandii, often referred to simply as leylandii, is a fast-growing coniferous evergreen tree much used in horticulture, primarily for hedges and screens.[1]
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59 relations: Alabama, Albert Bruce Jackson, American Journal of Botany, Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003, Arboretum, Award of Garden Merit, BBC, BBC News, California, Callitropsis nootkatensis, Castlewellan, Central Valley (California), Chamaecyparis, Cone, Conifer, Crown (botany), Cultivar, Cupressus, Cutting (plant), Cypress canker, Edward Kemp (landscape architect), Environment Agency Wales, Evergreen, Forestry Commission, Fungus, Gymnosperm, Haggerston Castle, Hedge, Hesperocyparis arizonica, Hesperocyparis lusitanica, Hesperocyparis macrocarpa, Horticulture, Hybrid (biology), Juniper, Leighton Hall, Powys, Mount Kenya, New Phytologist, Northumberland, Paraphyly, Plant nursery, Powys, Royal Forestry Society, Royal Horticultural Society, Seed, Seiridium cardinale, Snow, Sterility (physiology), Systematic Botany, Talybont-on-Usk, Taxon (journal), ... Expand index (9 more) »
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Alabama
Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Albert Bruce Jackson
Albert Bruce Jackson (14 February 1876, in Newbury, Berkshire – 14 January 1947, in Kew) was a British botanist and dendrologist.
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American Journal of Botany
The American Journal of Botany is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal which covers all aspects of plant biology.
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The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 (c.38) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which almost entirely applies only to England and Wales.
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Arboretum
An arboretum (arboreta) is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees and shrubs of a variety of species.
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Award of Garden Merit
The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
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Callitropsis nootkatensis
Callitropsis nootkatensis, formerly known as Cupressus nootkatensis (syn. Xanthocyparis nootkatensis, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), is a species of tree in the cypress family native to the coastal regions of northwestern North America. Leyland cypress and Callitropsis nootkatensis are Cupressaceae.
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Castlewellan
Castlewellan is a small town in County Down, in the south-east of Northern Ireland close to the Irish Sea.
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Central Valley (California)
The Central Valley is a broad, elongated, flat valley that dominates the interior of California.
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Chamaecyparis
Chamaecyparis, common names cypress or false cypress (to distinguish it from related cypresses), is a genus of conifers in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to eastern Asia (Japan and Taiwan) and to the western and eastern margins of the United States. Leyland cypress and Chamaecyparis are Cupressaceae.
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Cone
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, circular) to a point called the apex or vertex.
Conifer
Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms.
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Crown (botany)
The crown of a plant is the total of an individual plant's aboveground parts, including stems, leaves, and reproductive structures.
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Cultivar
A cultivar is a kind of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and which retains those traits when propagated.
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Cupressus
Cupressus is one of several genera of evergreen conifers within the family Cupressaceae that have the common name cypress; for the others, see cypress. Leyland cypress and Cupressus are Cupressaceae.
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Cutting (plant)
A plant cutting is a piece of a plant that is used in horticulture for vegetative (asexual) propagation.
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Cypress canker
Cypress canker is a disease affecting Cupressus species, caused by one of several species of fungus in the genus Seiridium.
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Edward Kemp (landscape architect)
Edward Kemp (25 September 1817 – 1 March 1891) was an English landscape architect and an author.
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Environment Agency Wales
Environment Agency Wales was a Welsh Government sponsored body that was part of the Environment Agency of England and Wales from 1996 to 2013.
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Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year.
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Forestry Commission
The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the management of publicly owned forests and the regulation of both public and private forestry in England.
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Fungus
A fungus (fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.
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Gymnosperm
The gymnosperms are a group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, forming the clade Gymnospermae.
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Haggerston Castle
Haggerston Castle was a castle located in the county of Northumberland, England at Haggerston about south of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
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Hedge
A hedge or hedgerow is a line of closely spaced (3 feet or closer) shrubs and sometimes trees, planted and trained to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area, such as between neighbouring properties.
Hesperocyparis arizonica
Hesperocyparis arizonica, the Arizona cypress, is a North American species of tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.
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Hesperocyparis lusitanica
Hesperocyparis lusitanica, the Mexican cypress, cedar-of-Goa or Goa cedar, is a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras). Leyland cypress and Hesperocyparis lusitanica are garden plants of North America and Ornamental trees.
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Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa also known as Cupressus macrocarpa, or the Monterey cypress is a coniferous tree, and is one of several species of cypress trees endemic to California. Leyland cypress and Hesperocyparis macrocarpa are garden plants of North America and Ornamental trees.
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Horticulture
Horticulture is the art and science of growing plants.
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Hybrid (biology)
In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different varieties, subspecies, species or genera through sexual reproduction.
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Juniper
Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae.
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Leighton Hall, Powys
Leighton Hall is an estate located to the east of Welshpool in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, now Powys, in Wales.
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Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya (Meru: Kĩrĩmaara, Kikuyu: Kĩrĩnyaga, Kamba: Ki Nyaa, Embu: Kirinyaa) is an extinct volcano in Kenya and the second-highest peak in Africa, after Kilimanjaro.
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New Phytologist
New Phytologist is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published on behalf of the New Phytologist Foundation by Wiley-Blackwell.
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Northumberland
Northumberland is a ceremonial county in North East England, bordering Scotland.
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Paraphyly
Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages.
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Plant nursery
A nursery is a place where plants are propagated and grown to a desired size.
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Powys
Powys is a county and preserved county in Wales.
Royal Forestry Society
The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) is an educational charity and one of the oldest membership organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for those actively involved in woodland management.
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Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.
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Seed
In botany, a seed is a plant embryo and food reserve enclosed in a protective outer covering called a seed coat (testa).
Seiridium cardinale
Seiridium cardinale is a species of fungus within the genus of Seiridium, in the Sporocadaceae family.
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Snow
Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes.
Sterility (physiology)
Sterility is the physiological inability to effect sexual reproduction in a living thing, members of whose kind have been produced sexually.
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Systematic Botany
Systematic Botany is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the study of systematic botany.
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Talybont-on-Usk
Talybont-on-Usk (Tal-y-bont ar Wysg) is a village and community in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire.
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Taxon (journal)
Taxon is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering plant taxonomy.
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The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.
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Twig
A twig is a thin, often short, branch of a tree or bush.
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) is a regional group of United Kingdom national museums and the county archives service located across the Tyne and Wear area of north-east England.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Vesicle (biology and chemistry)
In cell biology, a vesicle is a structure within or outside a cell, consisting of liquid or cytoplasm enclosed by a lipid bilayer.
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Western Mail (Wales)
The Western Mail is a daily newspaper published by Media Wales Ltd in Cardiff, Wales owned by the UK's largest newspaper company, Reach plc.
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William Dallimore
William Dallimore (31 March 1871 – 7 November 1959) was an English botanist who published a Handbook of Coniferae and who played an important role in the start and development of Bedgebury Pinetum.
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Workman Publishing Company
Workman Publishing Company, Inc., is an American publisher of trade books founded by Peter Workman. The company consists of imprints Workman, Workman Children's, Workman Calendars, Artisan, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill and Algonquin Young Readers, Storey Publishing, and Timber Press.
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Wrocław
Wrocław (Breslau; also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia.
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See also
Trees of Wales
- Leyland cypress
- Willow Globe Theatre
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyland_cypress
Also known as Callitropsis leylandii, Callitropsis × leylandii, Callitropsis ×leylandii, Cupressocyparis, Cupressocyparis leylandii, Cupressus leylandii, Cupressus x leylandii, Cupressus ×leylandii, Cuprocyparis leylandii, Hesperotropsis leylandii, Laylandi, Laylandii, Leland Cypress, Leyland cypresses, Leylandii, X Cupressocyparis leylandii, X Cuprocyparis leylandii, × Hesperotropsis leylandii, ×Cupressocyparis leylandii, ×Cuprocyparis leylandii, ×Hesperotropsis leylandii.
, The Daily Telegraph, Twig, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, United States, Vesicle (biology and chemistry), Western Mail (Wales), William Dallimore, Workman Publishing Company, Wrocław.