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re: Does anyone have any experience with Leyland Cypress trees?
Posted on 11/24/23 at 6:09 pm to LordSnow
Posted on 11/24/23 at 6:09 pm to LordSnow
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Does anyone have any experience with Leyland Cypress trees?
Follow the advice of others and avoid the Leyland Cypress. I have them in my yard and I'm about to remove them. I'm constantly having issues and I don't know if it's too much water, not enough water, pests, disease, etc. Oh yeah, they have a shitty root system and I have had to anchor and strap them years after they were planted.
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Posted on 11/24/23 at 6:59 pm to LordSnow
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Does anyone have any experience with Leyland Cypress trees?
Yes, and avoid them. There are a couple diseases that will decimate them basically overnight... Seiridium Canker is especially bad. I had them up and down both sides of my property. They ALL had entire branches go brown within weeks... then an ice storm and a temp drop from 55 to 15 in about 1/2 hour finalized their deaths... 3 of them simply fell over during the ice storm, the rest never recovered. Cut them all down (including having a chainsaw cut an 11" line in my leg that required over 20 stitches on the outside and 8 internally... that was fun)....
At any rate, stay away from them. Go with Green Giant Arborvitae or Western Red Cedar or maybe some sort of upright Holly.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 9:32 pm to Bison
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It’s not listed: but i would add Eleagnus to the list. It’s extreme vigorous and drought tolerant.
Eleagnus grows fast AF, is thick and will survive a nuclear explosion. So if you want some tall and thick to cut off all contact with said neighbor, it is what you want. Only drawback is you may have to trim them yearly depending on the space.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 11:09 pm to greenbean
What about Brodie Juniper? I had these at my former home and they grew fast and tall and were low maintenance
Posted on 11/28/23 at 8:55 pm to LSUFootballLover
Check out Japanese Yew or Japanese Blueberry. Some hollies or even camellias can be planted and shaped for a privacy screen.
Posted on 11/29/23 at 1:26 pm to Deactived
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Consider clumping bamboo (Golden Goddess) if you have enough room
I don't wish bamboo on my worst enemies
I see what looks like clumping bamboo all over here in my area and surrounding areas. Doesn't look to be any wild growth taking over everything.
Posted on 11/29/23 at 2:22 pm to lilyankems
We have a wall of Nellie Stevens hollies that are thick and low maintenance and grow FAST. They need a hedge trimming to keep them from becoming a wide round shape a couple times a year, but it's a 20 minute chore with a hedge trimmer. They keep growing vertical.
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Posted on 11/30/23 at 3:10 pm to RaginCajunz
Yeah, our bamboo is the great thing ever. It stays very tightly clumped
Posted on 12/31/23 at 9:35 am to Geaux99999
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Try Carolina Cypress. We have had great results seeking the same privacy. They grow quick and no maintenance.
Love the look of these and very drought tolerate. Planted 3 of thse about a month ago. Would like more. Also have some Green giant arborvitae that I'm not confident will do well in Lafayette area (zone 9). Also have some Nellie Steven's holly that should do very well as well as some Blue point Juniper.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 7:14 pm to CajunTiger78
I've learned a ton from Jim Putnam and his Youtube channel. He has extensive playlists that covers just about every plant mentioned in this thread.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 1/1/24 at 11:39 am to GCTigahs
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Cypress trees? by GCTigahs
I've learned a ton from Jim Putnam and his Youtube channel
Same here.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 12:52 pm to GCTigahs
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I've learned a ton from Jim Putnam and his Youtube channel. He has extensive playlists that covers just about every plant mentioned in this thread. LINK
Yes - Jim Putman does have an excellent Y/T channel - former wholesale and retail plant nursery owner - will tell you all you need to know on a plant and its characteristics and care in 3 to 5 minutes.
Just so happens he lives down the street from my daughter and SIL in Raleigh. Sent them a bag of dahlia bulbs for Xmas b/c he's showcased some of the shrubs and trees my SIL has planted in his landscape on his Instagram channel.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 1:02 am to CatfishJohn
Nice…
Was the top photo right after planting?
About how many years from planting to current?
Posted on 1/6/24 at 7:16 pm to LordSnow
All my Leyland's have died or are dying. Same for my neighbors. I had the get the chainsaw out a year or two ago and cut about 5 of them down.
I read that they are prone to diseases in the SE USA and are not recommended in warm/humid zones. The box stores need to stop selling them.
I read that they are prone to diseases in the SE USA and are not recommended in warm/humid zones. The box stores need to stop selling them.
Posted on 1/7/24 at 12:57 pm to AUstar
My Murray Leland are thriving. I actually just bought 7 more. I did lose one this summer but I realized it wasn’t getting water during the drought and it was too late. I was worried after 2 years on my first batch that they weren’t growing well but then they exploded. Using them as a hedge to hide my yard from the neighbors where I can’t put fence.
Posted on 1/7/24 at 8:29 pm to LordSnow
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look into Japanese Yew
Don't do Japanese yew if you have pets or in the country where wildlife can get to it. Very toxic for all animals.
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