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11-05-2004, 10:29 AM
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Lelandi problem (sort of!)
Sacha wrote in
. uk: (Robbie) wrote in message . com... they planted what I can only imagine to be a leylandi shrub. That was last July, and now the shrub / tree is over 8 foot tall. Whilst the neighbour is fine, he doesn't want to cut the shrub (he reckons it looks spectacular!) and it looks like by the end of this summer it will be dwarfing our 4 foot fence by some considerable height! I thought legislation had recently been brought in to restrict such high growing trees. Leylandii can go to 100' tall and heaven only knows what width. They should never be planted in small gardens, or even medium sized gardens, unless the owner plans to severely restrict their growth. I think the legislation is on hedges, not individual trees. My neighbours' neighbours (if you see what I mean) have 3 very large ones, (and a hedge too!). The hedge is kept down to a reasonable height, but the three big trees cut out a lot of light from the surrounding gardens (luckily not mine!) The owners are now moving, and the one question everyone wants to ask the new owners is 'Please, please, can we get rid of those trees?' Assuming Robbie's planning to stay in his house long-term, I think he might want to take his new neighbour out for a drink, then take him to a garden centre and buy him something else as a replacement, and help him take down the old tree (to be sure it happens!). Well worth the money & time to have a garden not permanently shaded by the Tree of Doom. Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
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