On 26 Oct 2006 08:51:21 -0700, "
wrote:


they've put some string across as if they are expecting the branches to
grow along it... not my experience with Leylandii, it just goes where
it wants to doesn't it ?

No

On 26 Oct 2006 16:01:29 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:


In article . com,
" writes:
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| they've put some string across as if they are expecting the branches to
| grow along it... not my experience with Leylandii, it just goes where
| it wants to doesn't it ?

They clearly don't know their leylandii from their Lonicera.


Maybe its the OP that doesn't?

On 26 Oct 2006 08:53:15 -0700, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:


Mary Fisher wrote:
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Mary Fisher wrote:

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My next door neighbour has planted a row of the things about 6 inches
away from my boundary, presumably I will have the right to keep these
prune off my side.. so isn't this a bit close ?

The trunk will eventually grow to be more than 6" diameter.


Is there any hope at all of growin a reasonable hedge there, assuming
I prune it back over to her side ? I would have thought you'd want a
more bushy plant for such a thin hedge ?

If you keep it cut back at your side it will look awful.

I'd move house now, before the things make the place harder to sell.
Let somebody else have the aggro.

Don't talk rot.
I have a mature Leylandii hedge that is no more than 2 ft thick 6ft
high and around 20 ft long and it is perfect and causes no problems at
all.

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:17:56 GMT, PB wrote:

wrote:
My next door neighbour has planted a row of the things about 6 inches
away from my boundary, presumably I will have the right to keep these
prune off my side.. so isn't this a bit close ?


I like to keep the foot of my fence clear of weeds with sodium chlorate.
Unfortunately it seems to have a serious effect on my neighbours
leylandi. Do you think I should use something else?

Yes try drinking it

The Invalid wrote:
Not necessarily

I heard this terrible story about some chap getting hold of old car
batteries and inverting them along his boundry fence. Apparantly it
killed the plants that next-door had planted, or something.

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On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:37:25 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


wrote in message
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My next door neighbour has planted a row of the things about 6 inches
away from my boundary, presumably I will have the right to keep these
prune off my side.. so isn't this a bit close ?

The trunk will eventually grow to be more than 6" diameter.

Mary

Not necessarily

Perhaps I should have said that it would if the hedge were not kept in
order.

We have a Leyland cypress and its trunk is well over a foot in diameter.
It's about thirty years old and is a solitary tree, not part of a hedge. It
does good work and doesn't affect any neighbour..

Mary

Mary Fisher wrote:

"The Invalid" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:37:25 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


wrote in message
roups.com...
My next door neighbour has planted a row of the things about 6 inches
away from my boundary, presumably I will have the right to keep these
prune off my side.. so isn't this a bit close ?

The trunk will eventually grow to be more than 6" diameter.

Mary

Not necessarily

Perhaps I should have said that it would if the hedge were not kept in
order.

We have a Leyland cypress and its trunk is well over a foot in diameter.
It's about thirty years old and is a solitary tree, not part of a hedge. It
does good work and doesn't affect any neighbour..

We cut one down a year or so ago that was 18" diameter and about 50ft
high. We've another twenty or so to go, they make good firewood for
our wood burner (if well seasoned) and there are other prettier trees
immediately behind them which will benefit from their going.

--
Chris Green

"PB" wrote in message
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wrote:
My next door neighbour has planted a row of the things about 6 inches
away from my boundary, presumably I will have the right to keep these
prune off my side.. so isn't this a bit close ?


I like to keep the foot of my fence clear of weeds with sodium chlorate.
Unfortunately it seems to have a serious effect on my neighbours leylandi.
Do you think I should use something else?

Something stronger, you mean?

Alan

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On 26 Oct 2006 07:07:31 -0700, "
wrote:

My next door neighbour has planted a row of the things about 6 inches
away from my boundary, presumably I will have the right to keep these
prune off my side.. so isn't this a bit close ?

Simon, have you spoken to them about it?
Maybe they don't realise the implications.
Maybe they would consider moving the newly planted trees away from
your boundary before it's too late. They may be quite amicable about
it. Don't start a war unnecessarily.

And, do they really realise how big they grow?

Alan


Pam in Bristol

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:07:46 +0100, The Invalid
wrote:

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:17:56 GMT, PB wrote:

wrote:
My next door neighbour has planted a row of the things about 6 inches
away from my boundary, presumably I will have the right to keep these
prune off my side.. so isn't this a bit close ?


I like to keep the foot of my fence clear of weeds with sodium chlorate.
Unfortunately it seems to have a serious effect on my neighbours
leylandi. Do you think I should use something else?

Yes try drinking it

grin

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