Application of 9 and 12 g l^-1 IBA increased rooting in apical hardwood cuttings of × Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Castlewellan Gold' (Gold Leyland cypress) in the mist, while the cutting survival was similar in all IBA concentrations tested. The number of roots was increasing as the IBA concentrations were reducing. The highest rooting percentages were achieved in cuttings rooted in winter, while high cutting survival percentages were obtained in winter, spring and summer for both mist and fog. The cutting survival was higher in the hardwood than in the softwood cuttings for both mist and fog. The rooting and the survival percentages of the cuttings were higher in the mixtures of perlite and peat (2 : 1 and 1 : 1 v/v) than in the pure perlite, while mist found to be more effective than fog for rooting of cuttings. Thus, for efficient rooting of Gold Leyland cypress, it is proposed collection of hardwood cuttings in winter (January), application of 9 g l^-1 IBA and rooting in a mixture of perlite and peat in the mist.