CAUTIONS:
Leylandii will grow huge in most temperate climates,
They only grow from the tips, no new shoots from stems,
They drain a great deal of water from the soil with a large radius
of root system
That and the dense foliage prevents growing many plants in the shade
of the tree
I am applying to remove a dozen huge specimen aged about 30yrs in the UK as
they are killing the garden. They are really best suited to large gardens
(60yds x 60yds) as specimen trees. As a hedge they can be awful to look at
and do a lot of damage also.
Neil
Concept Gardens


"Lecher9000" wrote in message
...
I posted before seeking advice on Leyland Cypress. Thanks for the replies.
Now
I've run into another problem, which is that I've gotten conflicting
reports of
how fast the LC grow, from nurseries in my own area who sell them ( and
it's
the "green" LC they are selling). Most nurseries say they grow 3 to 4 ft
per
year, and grow 40 to 60 feet high, and ten feet wide. But a couple
nurseries
said they only grow a foot a year at the most, and that the mature height
would
only be 15 to 25 feet !

I may be beating this LC thread to death, but can anyone share any
expeiences
of LC growing in Pa ? Someone responded about central NJ Leylands growing
quite quickly, which supports the statements of the majority of the
nurseries,
as NJ is the same lattitude as Pa.

Thanks