Try Thuja 'Green Giant' - they are hardy, pest-free, fast growers.
They do get huge, though: 30-50 feet high, 8 - 10' wide.

Wayside Gardens carries them, as do others.

http://www.waysidegardens.com



On Sat, 14 May 2005 01:02:30 GMT, "Jack" wrote:

I planted 20 leylands last spring from Home Depot. They seemed to make it
through the winter, but now, most seem to be dying. I thought it was wind
burn, but its not. I think I know what she is talking about. They started
dying right after the last snow storm here in early april. Zone 5.
I am seeing the tips of the plant getting very tan looking, then dying off
completely.


"Mike LaMana" fake@MikeatHeartwoodConsultingdotnet wrote in message
...
Jackie:
Where are you?
What are the symptoms and the timeline of their onset?
Did you lose 4 of 4??
How large / old were they?
What is next to them in their immediate growing environment?
How are they watered?

And...what makes you sure they had a disease if no one else could diagnose
same??

--
Mike LaMana, MS, CTE
NJDEP Approved Forester
ASCA Reg. Consulting Arborist #425
Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC
Toms River, NJ
www.HeartwoodConsulting.net



"J. Davidson" wrote in message
news:6ebhe.13491$iU.12155@lakeread05...
We recently lost 4 Leyland Cypress to a disease which no one could
diagnose.
I don't know if I would plant these again.