Why Plant Gold Rider Leyland Cypress?
Gold Rider Leyland Cypress is the “let’s get privacy” tree, but with better style. It grows quickly to form a tall, dense evergreen screen, and the golden foliage adds a brighter, warmer look than standard green Leyland types. That color makes a huge difference in the landscape: it keeps large privacy plantings from feeling heavy, and it creates a fresh, sunlit backdrop for the rest of the yard.
If you need fast screening, wind buffering, and year-round structure, this is one of the most effective options, and it does it with a little extra glow.
How to use Gold Rider Leyland Cypress in the landscape?
Plant it in a spaced row along a property line to create an evergreen privacy screen, leaving enough room for the trees to develop full branching without crowding. For the most natural look and better coverage, stagger plantings in a gentle zig-zag rather than a strict straight line. Use it to block unwanted views, soften open fence lines, or create a tall evergreen backdrop behind flowering trees and shrubs. Keep the base planting simple, low groundcovers or a clean mulch strip, so maintenance stays easy and the screen remains the main feature.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
