Tree Doctor?

[Marti Dominick]

Can anyone recommend a tree doctor? We may be losing several fairly large
leyland cyprus trees that were "downed" in December's ice storm. Although we
winched them up and staked them, we're beginning to see browning in various
places on the trees. We'd really like to save them. Please email me with
any suggestions, please! Or call after 5:00 in Cary 919-677-1340.

[C G]

Marti Dominick wrote:
>
> Can anyone recommend a tree doctor? We may be losing several fairly large
> leyland cyprus trees that were "downed" in December's ice storm. Although we
> winched them up and staked them, we're beginning to see browning in various
> places on the trees. We'd really like to save them. Please email me with
> any suggestions, please! Or call after 5:00 in Cary 919-677-1340.

Do yourselves a favor. Cut them down and spend the money you would have
used for the tree doctor to plant something with a longer life
expectancy.

Chuck

[Brent Harsh]

C G wrote:

> Do yourselves a favor. Cut them down and spend the money you would have
> used for the tree doctor to plant something with a longer life
> expectancy.

We planted a few cedars a year ago last fall that haven't been growing fast
at all (i know, I know ... patience - but I swear, they've only gained
about 10 inches and even that is *very* spindly). I was considering
putting a row of Leylands in front of them this year, alternating spacing
to make kind of a "mixed" wide row of trees and provide better blocking
thinking they would grow faster.

If Leylands are not good (I've seen the bent ones recently) - any
recommendations on what might be a good alternative for a fast-growing
privacy screening type of evergreen?

--
Brent Harsh - KD4PBO
Cary, North Carolina, USA
I use the e-mail address on this post for nothing but spam collection.

[Raleighgirl]

"Brent Harsh" > wrote in message
. com...
> C G wrote:
>
> > Do yourselves a favor. Cut them down and spend the money you
would have
> > used for the tree doctor to plant something with a longer life
> > expectancy.
>
> We planted a few cedars a year ago last fall that haven't been
growing fast
> at all (i know, I know ... patience - but I swear, they've only
gained
> about 10 inches and even that is *very* spindly). I was considering
> putting a row of Leylands in front of them this year, alternating
spacing
> to make kind of a "mixed" wide row of trees and provide better
blocking
> thinking they would grow faster.
>
> If Leylands are not good (I've seen the bent ones recently) - any
> recommendations on what might be a good alternative for a
fast-growing
> privacy screening type of evergreen?
>
> --
> Brent Harsh - KD4PBO
> Cary, North Carolina, USA
> I use the e-mail address on this post for nothing but spam
collection.

Hiya Brent.
A couple of years ago someone (I think it was Will or Baine) put
together a great list of trees to use for screening. I saved it then
but have lost it now. Can someone else reproduce it? There were
several pines and hollies on the list. I'd like to have it again,
too.
Jeny
>

[C G]

Brent Harsh wrote:
>
> C G wrote:
>
> > Do yourselves a favor. Cut them down and spend the money you would have
> > used for the tree doctor to plant something with a longer life
> > expectancy.
>
> We planted a few cedars a year ago last fall that haven't been growing fast
> at all (i know, I know ... patience - but I swear, they've only gained
> about 10 inches and even that is *very* spindly). I was considering
> putting a row of Leylands in front of them this year, alternating spacing
> to make kind of a "mixed" wide row of trees and provide better blocking
> thinking they would grow faster.

I love cedars, but as you have discovered, they grow slowly. I did what
you are considering a number of years ago, with just Leylands. I
planted two rows. The trees were 10 feet apart in each row, and the
rows were 5 feet apart. After a few years, I had a big green fence.
Well, that was great until Fran came along and took out about 60% of my
fence.

>
> If Leylands are not good (I've seen the bent ones recently) - any
> recommendations on what might be a good alternative for a fast-growing
> privacy screening type of evergreen?

Good question, wish I remembered the answer. Actually, it's better that
one not answer, and let you select things based on your preferences.
You've got to consider soil, light, water levels, and personal
preferences. I recommend a trip to the library to borrow a book titled
"Landscape Plants of the Southeast" by Gordon Halfacre, or if you've got
$60 to spare, you could buy yourself a copy. This book provides an
excellent source for you to find shrubs/trees which will meet your
needs. I remember that I ended up using a total of about 6 different
plants of varying heights and textures. A bonus what that some of them
gave us flowers, some gave fall color (I know, not such a good screen in
the winter), and some were wonderfully fragrant. In all, it was much
better than the big green fence.

Chuck