Thanks for the comments guys....They are situated down the side of a wall where there is council land so i would not be planting anything near them and I need it as a screen of about 12 ft and I thought this would be the fastest and most cost effective
Trouble is they don't stop at 12 ft. How did you intend to trim them at that height? Have you got the correct equipment? Or did you intend to employ someone?
Trouble is they don't stop at 12 ft. How did you intend to trim them at that height? Have you got the correct equipment? Or did you intend to employ someone?
My thoughts exactly
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I see that they are around £25 for 10 on ebay so if you paid £100 for 40 you really need to ask for some money back unless you are well loaded that is.
Barry ??25 for 10 is exactly what I got them for so for 40 it works out at ??100.....yes mate maintaining them isn't a problem as I used to do this as a sideline in work....wow I take it you guys on here don't have much love for the leylandi...????
Japanese Cedar is what should of been planted years ago instead of Leylandii. None of the problems of Leylandi and doesn't grow unecessary as high.
Japanese Cedar grows rapidly and will reach an ultimate height of 30 to 50 feet, with a width up to 10 feet. Make more sense in a home garden than a towering Leyland cypress at 70 feet tall and 20 feet wide.
Add to that the Japanese cedar’s feathery foliage that develops a lovely purplish tint in cold weather, and you have a wonderful specimen or screening tree.
While Leyland cypress is plagued by at least six serious pest and disease problems, not one single significant problem threatens Japanese cedar.
As a bonus, Japanese Cedar will tolerate partial shade, while the much-shorter-lived Leyland cypress prefers only full sun. The versatile, slender, pyramidal shape of Japanese cedar never needs pruning and provides strong winter interest.
Barry ??25 for 10 is exactly what I got them for so for 40 it works out at ??100.....yes mate maintaining them isn't a problem as I used to do this as a sideline in work....wow I take it you guys on here don't have much love for the leylandi...????
If we had £1 for every problem we've addressed on this forum about Leylandii, either trimming, shaping, or topping, or trying and failing to grow plants in a border near a Leylandii hedge, or dealing with the neighbourly repurcussions of a Leylandii hedge, none of us would ever bother to buy Lottery Tickets again
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If we had £1 for every problem we've addressed on this forum about Leylandii, either trimming, shaping, or topping, or trying and failing to grow plants in a border near a Leylandii hedge, or dealing with the neighbourly repurcussions of a Leylandii hedge, none of us would ever bother to buy Lottery Tickets again
The Japanese Cedar tree is the solution. Would of saved alot of arguments and misery, would of used less water as well.
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My thoughts exactly
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I see that they are around £25 for 10 on ebay so if you paid £100 for 40 you really need to ask for some money back unless you are well loaded that is.
Snap BL.. yuk.
Agree with Zombie too.
Japanese Cedar is what should of been planted years ago instead of Leylandii. None of the problems of Leylandi and doesn't grow unecessary as high.
Japanese Cedar grows rapidly and will reach an ultimate height of 30 to 50 feet, with a width up to 10 feet. Make more sense in a home garden than a towering Leyland cypress at 70 feet tall and 20 feet wide.
Add to that the Japanese cedar’s feathery foliage that develops a lovely purplish tint in cold weather, and you have a wonderful specimen or screening tree.
While Leyland cypress is plagued by at least six serious pest and disease problems, not one single significant problem threatens Japanese cedar.
As a bonus, Japanese Cedar will tolerate partial shade, while the much-shorter-lived Leyland cypress prefers only full sun. The versatile, slender, pyramidal shape of Japanese cedar never needs pruning and provides strong winter interest.
A Japanese Cedar Tree
If we had £1 for every problem we've addressed on this forum about Leylandii, either trimming, shaping, or topping, or trying and failing to grow plants in a border near a Leylandii hedge, or dealing with the neighbourly repurcussions of a Leylandii hedge, none of us would ever bother to buy Lottery Tickets again
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The Japanese Cedar tree is the solution. Would of saved alot of arguments and misery, would of used less water as well.