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Leyland or Thuja

Mona1981Mona1981 Posts: 7
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Hello All, 
I have a hedge and I'd like to know if it's a leyland or a Thuja. Can anyone notice anything from the leaves? thank you
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  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    It’s a leylandii 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I thought it was thuja 😳.
    Does it have a distinctive smell when you crush it ?
  • Mona1981Mona1981 Posts: 7
    thank you for your responses. I remember when i trimmed it, it has a strong smell of something, quite pleasant. I will smell it again tomorrow. do they have different smells?
  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,923
    edited August 2023
    Another vote for Thuja.
    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. 

    I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited August 2023
    A pleasant fruity smell is the acid -test for Thuja.  Also green growth on old brown wood.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    If it grows 6ft plus each year it is leylandii.
  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
    Looks like Thuja to me. 

    Smells citrusy and pungent when trimmed? 

    Send me a piece. If I get a rash on my arm within minutes it’s Thuja 😂
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    I also think it's Thuja, based on the fresh green colour - Leylandii is a darker green, often with a blue hue.
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Joyce Goldenlily said:
    If it grows 6ft plus each year it is leylandii.
    Back in the '60s my brother-in-law planted Thuja plicata atrovirens, then claimed to be the fastest growing conifer.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Mona1981 said:
    thank you for your responses. I remember when i trimmed it, it has a strong smell of something, quite pleasant. I will smell it again tomorrow. do they have different smells?
    Thuja has quite a distinct smell, possibly "citrus like" is my best description. From your description  l would say it's definitely thuja.
    To be honest l've no idea if Leylandii has a smell when you cut it.  
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