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Tree Doctor?
Can anyone recommend a tree doctor? We may be losing several fairly large
leyland cyprus trees that were "downed" in December's ice storm. Although we winched them up and staked them, we're beginning to see browning in various places on the trees. We'd really like to save them. Please email me with any suggestions, please! Or call after 5:00 in Cary 919-677-1340. |
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Tree Doctor?
Marti Dominick wrote:
Can anyone recommend a tree doctor? We may be losing several fairly large leyland cyprus trees that were "downed" in December's ice storm. Although we winched them up and staked them, we're beginning to see browning in various places on the trees. We'd really like to save them. Please email me with any suggestions, please! Or call after 5:00 in Cary 919-677-1340. Do yourselves a favor. Cut them down and spend the money you would have used for the tree doctor to plant something with a longer life expectancy. Chuck |
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Tree Doctor?
C G wrote:
Do yourselves a favor. Cut them down and spend the money you would have used for the tree doctor to plant something with a longer life expectancy. We planted a few cedars a year ago last fall that haven't been growing fast at all (i know, I know ... patience - but I swear, they've only gained about 10 inches and even that is *very* spindly). I was considering putting a row of Leylands in front of them this year, alternating spacing to make kind of a "mixed" wide row of trees and provide better blocking thinking they would grow faster. If Leylands are not good (I've seen the bent ones recently) - any recommendations on what might be a good alternative for a fast-growing privacy screening type of evergreen? -- Brent Harsh - KD4PBO Cary, North Carolina, USA I use the e-mail address on this post for nothing but spam collection. |
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"Brent Harsh" wrote in message . com... C G wrote: Do yourselves a favor. Cut them down and spend the money you would have used for the tree doctor to plant something with a longer life expectancy. We planted a few cedars a year ago last fall that haven't been growing fast at all (i know, I know ... patience - but I swear, they've only gained about 10 inches and even that is *very* spindly). I was considering putting a row of Leylands in front of them this year, alternating spacing to make kind of a "mixed" wide row of trees and provide better blocking thinking they would grow faster. If Leylands are not good (I've seen the bent ones recently) - any recommendations on what might be a good alternative for a fast-growing privacy screening type of evergreen? -- Brent Harsh - KD4PBO Cary, North Carolina, USA I use the e-mail address on this post for nothing but spam collection. Hiya Brent. A couple of years ago someone (I think it was Will or Baine) put together a great list of trees to use for screening. I saved it then but have lost it now. Can someone else reproduce it? There were several pines and hollies on the list. I'd like to have it again, too. Jeny |
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Tree Doctor?
Brent Harsh wrote:
C G wrote: Do yourselves a favor. Cut them down and spend the money you would have used for the tree doctor to plant something with a longer life expectancy. We planted a few cedars a year ago last fall that haven't been growing fast at all (i know, I know ... patience - but I swear, they've only gained about 10 inches and even that is *very* spindly). I was considering putting a row of Leylands in front of them this year, alternating spacing to make kind of a "mixed" wide row of trees and provide better blocking thinking they would grow faster. I love cedars, but as you have discovered, they grow slowly. I did what you are considering a number of years ago, with just Leylands. I planted two rows. The trees were 10 feet apart in each row, and the rows were 5 feet apart. After a few years, I had a big green fence. Well, that was great until Fran came along and took out about 60% of my fence. If Leylands are not good (I've seen the bent ones recently) - any recommendations on what might be a good alternative for a fast-growing privacy screening type of evergreen? Good question, wish I remembered the answer. Actually, it's better that one not answer, and let you select things based on your preferences. You've got to consider soil, light, water levels, and personal preferences. I recommend a trip to the library to borrow a book titled "Landscape Plants of the Southeast" by Gordon Halfacre, or if you've got $60 to spare, you could buy yourself a copy. This book provides an excellent source for you to find shrubs/trees which will meet your needs. I remember that I ended up using a total of about 6 different plants of varying heights and textures. A bonus what that some of them gave us flowers, some gave fall color (I know, not such a good screen in the winter), and some were wonderfully fragrant. In all, it was much better than the big green fence. Chuck |
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