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Old 01-09-2003, 02:02 PM
Kay Easton
 
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Default Severe Pruning Leylandii

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In article , Paul Kelly
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For leylandii @ 7ft, more that 2'! Anything less is antisocial.

Don't be daft, 2' to the boundary and 2' towards you gives a 4' thick
hedge, why would you want it thicker than that? or are you going to go
on about the height again?


A leylandii left untrimmed on the side will get fatter than that. And to
keep the sides trimmed you have to do it regularly (ie every year) so
that you aren't left cutting back into the dead wood. So unless your
neighbour is happy to do that on his side, or happy to allow access for
you to do it, you could say that you need to plant it far enough away
from his boundary to allow it to grow unchecked on that side, no matter
what you do on yours.
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Kay Easton

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