The scorned homeowner is seeking over $1.4 million in damages – valuing each mutilated tree at roughly $486,000.

There are desirable and undesirable characteristics you need to consider before planting a Leyland cypress your yard.

Leyland cypress and arborvitae are both popular options to add privacy to your yard, but each tree comes with a unique set of pros and cons.

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

Q: I've heard that Arizona cypress makes a good substitute for Leyland cypress. Can you please tell me if that is your experience? Thank you. Tyler, Chelsea A: I'll say yes, but with a caveat or ...

Leyland cypress are fast-growing, evergreen trees, reaching 50 feet tall by 25 feet wide. They are favorites for homeowners to use as hedges.

It rarely has any problems in North Texas. Leyland cypress is a pretty plant but has too many built-in problems, the main one being disease issues. Cypress trees do well here, but do your homework.

Leyland Cypress, X Cupressocyparis leylandi, was thought to be the plant world’s equivalent of a mule. Its parents are the Monterey Cypress ( Cupressus macrocarpa) and the Alaskan Cypress (of ...

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 pola… ...

Leyland cypress is enormously popular in Southern landscapes. Even so, it is not particularly suited for heat and drought. Both lead to disease, from which a Leyland has a hard time recovering.

This winter was difficult for many plants, but Leyland cypress were the hardest hit. These trees are experiencing everything from browning tips to complete dieback.

Leyland Cypress trees are beautiful but need proper planting and pruning, careful landscape considerations, and have certain pest concerns.