Comments on: leylandii under attack http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/leylandii-under-attack/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:41:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: colouritgreen http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/leylandii-under-attack/#comment-848 colouritgreen Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:53:33 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/?p=286#comment-848 lets hope it stays that way, and the come down without harm all by themselves. Leylandii can be very useful in the right place. They are so rarely planted in the right place!! lets hope it stays that way, and the come down without harm all by themselves.

Leylandii can be very useful in the right place. They are so rarely planted in the right place!!

]]> By: Stonehead http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/leylandii-under-attack/#comment-845 Stonehead Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:49:32 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/?p=286#comment-845 The last couple of owners of our croft both planted leylandii around the place to provide "privacy", which is a bit strange given that we live in the country and only have a couple of neighbours. None of whom can see inside the steading, much less inside the house. The leylandii in the front garden were planted to close to a mortared stone wall and after just four years were already causing it to heave and buckle. All 20 were chopped down within a fortnight of moving in. The half dozen inside the steading were older and more substantial, but also close to drystone dyke and overhanging a road. They really needed to be felled by a professional with insurance, but our winter storms with 70-80mph winds have been clearing them nicely at no cost! And fortunately no damage to the house, dyke or passing traffic. Yet... The last couple of owners of our croft both planted leylandii around the place to provide “privacy”, which is a bit strange given that we live in the country and only have a couple of neighbours. None of whom can see inside the steading, much less inside the house.

The leylandii in the front garden were planted to close to a mortared stone wall and after just four years were already causing it to heave and buckle. All 20 were chopped down within a fortnight of moving in.

The half dozen inside the steading were older and more substantial, but also close to drystone dyke and overhanging a road. They really needed to be felled by a professional with insurance, but our winter storms with 70-80mph winds have been clearing them nicely at no cost! And fortunately no damage to the house, dyke or passing traffic. Yet…

]]> By: colouritgreen http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/leylandii-under-attack/#comment-833 colouritgreen Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:43:21 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/?p=286#comment-833 good point. in fact, come to think of it.. they do look a little peeky to me...... good point. in fact, come to think of it.. they do look a little peeky to me……

]]> By: Jon in France http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/leylandii-under-attack/#comment-832 Jon in France Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:30:48 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/?p=286#comment-832 So these dashed trees have a use after all: aphid food. Why not keep an eye on your neighbour's trees. If they became infested (for example, and perish the thought, if someone accidently opened a jar full of these beasties nearby) it might be possible to get them condemned by the council. Then they would have to be removed. Oh dear. So these dashed trees have a use after all: aphid food. Why not keep an eye on your neighbour’s trees. If they became infested (for example, and perish the thought, if someone accidently opened a jar full of these beasties nearby) it might be possible to get them condemned by the council. Then they would have to be removed. Oh dear.

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