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leylandi problems

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  • 09-04-2011 3:41pm
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    john mayo 10
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    I planted golden leylandi's 4 years ago for a hedge. They are now approx 5 feet high. About 3 weeks ago i feed them with chivken manure pellets and trimmed them slightly on the sides and top with a hedgeclippers to tidy them up. Some of them have now turned a reddish colour and look as if they are dying. Is there anything i can do to save them and what is causing this ?:mad::confused:


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    Tefral
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    john mayo 10 wrote: »
    I planted golden leylandi's 4 years ago for a hedge. They are now approx 5 feet high. About 3 weeks ago i feed them with chivken manure pellets and trimmed them slightly on the sides and top with a hedgeclippers to tidy them up. Some of them have now turned a reddish colour and look as if they are dying. Is there anything i can do to save them and what is causing this ?:mad::confused:

    Believe me they arent dying, I cut 5 feet off the trees in the parents house and they just went brown and then grew again, they are like weeds, you wont kill them that easily. In fact I had to take one out with a digger one day and it took forever, the roots were everywhere.


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    john mayo 10
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    i hope so . i scrapped a bit of the bark on one of the trees and it was brown underneath, thats not a good sign


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    michaelm
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    Maybe it is not the advice you were looking for but as someone who put these in over 20 yrs ago - I would never let them go over 5 feet if I had the choice. They are a killer to look after when they get any bigger. Turn your back on them and before you know it they have grown another foot or two. I made this mistake and now have to hire a gut with a tractor and hedge cutter twice a year. Kept to 5 or 6 feet and trimmed regularly though they are fine.


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