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just curious to see if any of you have used Leyland Cypress as a screen planting. If so, what kind of spacing did you use? How do they look now? Please give me some input. I have a space where I need to plant a screening but am afraid the Leyland may become a bit too large. Looking forward to your replies!
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I would not use a leyland. They are prone a every diesease out there. Arborvite or Green Giants look very similar but are a hardier choice. -
We planted about 30 six footers earlier in the spring about 5 feet apart. I'm planning to plant around 40-50 on my 3 acre lot to provide screening next year. I'm getting the smaller ones though...Originally posted by ClipKing
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its very improtant not to plant them to close. When planting to close the follage grows together, thus not getting any sun light where they grow together and killing that part of the plant. Then that side of the plant gets lighter so the whole tree/shrub begins to lean toward the heavy side. I have around 30 in my yard that are leaning and falling every which a way because of this reason. You want them to grow so they just barley touch so they form the screen. Now when I plant them I will use a little more than a shovel length, about 8 - 10'. They grow hudge, some in a customer yard I have are over 30' tall and well over 10' wide. Just take this into consideration.Comment
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pow,
thanks for the reply. I looked into the green giants because of the disease issue but they are not recommended for my zone. Furthermore, I'm in a coastal area and they are also not very salt tolerant. That was the advice given to me by more than one nurseryman.Comment
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Leyland, dsiese problem ,ice problem, and when getting larger, root structure not large enough for size of tree, will blow overComment
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Cryptomeria is a much better, although costly, alternative.Comment
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