| They are a fire nuisance. We had a 100m long Leylandii hedge for 20 years, I cut the lot down and one small match the whole thing flamed up like mad. I cut them as it was a fire risk but never thought they would burn that easily. Burning the hedge would be extreme act to do, in a dry summer it is a real risk.
It's a bugger to kill the trees other than chainsaw. I'm tempted to spray 'Roundup' or Glyphosphate wich is a sistemic herbicide. I havn't used it on a tree but imagine it would be hard. You will need to spray all the green parts.
If it grows to tall then it will be a 'menace' and the councilor will have a different view (aplogies for the pun!).
Asa Leylandii grow they thin from the bottom, so the taller they grow the bigger the stem and more open it becomes. Henceforth privacy is greatly reduced, especially if you trimm hard. Make sure you throw the rubbish on their grounds. I'm surprised it's you that have to cut, I would have thought that was wrong and they had to cut what overhangs.
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28 weeks into the year - 4 dives so far - 40 is my target for 2008 - not doing at all well for this target! A Very slow year... |