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The Essay

The Meaning of Trees

The Meaning of Trees

Part 2: Cypress

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Professor Fiona Stafford discusses the Leyland cypress or leylandii, a common British garden tree with a funereal image and which has been the cause of many land disputes.

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.