"alan kearn" wrote in message
om...
: I have a dwarf leylandii in a container the size of a bucket that has
: branches near the bottom of the trunk that have gone brown dry and
: crumbly. Does anyone know what causes this, and if there is a cure for
: it
:
: THANKS
: ALAN KEARN

Are you keeping it well watered? It will need a lot of water especially in
its first year. Or it could be cats/dogs/foxes etc using it as a lavatory
or for marking their territory.

K