"Interloper" wrote in message
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"Jake" wrote:

You say "They do not take up a lot of space" - clearly ignoring
Charlie's advice. Last year I spent days, plus a lot of money hiring
kit, to remove a "dwarf" conifer that was about 20 feet across and
about 35 high. It was, I believe, about 15 years old. Leylandii will
easily be about 20 feet tall and 8-10 across in 10 years if you don't
keep them under control.

My garden is ringed by conifer hedges and I detest them. Some are mine,
most belong to neighbours. I lose two days of my life every year trimming
them back so they don't take over my garden and cutting the tops so I
still get some daylight.

I think conifers are best trimmed with a chainsaw just above ground level
;-)
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Interloper


About 4 ft above ground level ;-))

Then dig round the roots, clear all the soil away, and use the 4 ft to
'lever' it out ;-)
(For 'it' read 'them' if appropriate)

Mike

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