leylandii

[stephen123]

What can I use to encourage a leylandii to gently pass away? 15' high

[logman]

Due to disputes with neighbours, new laws governing leylandii have been brought in, in the UK recently.

check with your local authority and ask to speak to the tree officer, who should be able to give expert advice with the tree..

[buildersmate]

1) Battery acid, but these are probably too well-rotted now.

2) Copper nails.

I take it these are your yours but you don't have the strength or inclination to saw them off, as I would never recommend you do this to someones else's hedge. As the above says, the ODPM has been wrestling with legislation to limit the pain and grief caused by these trees, and it is embodied in some sort of High Hedges Act. See hear and work out how best to deal with your problem. BRE (Building Research Establishment) produced a report recommending how high a hedge can get - it quite complicated to work out and involves assessing the length of the hedge in relationship to your property boundary, the height (obviously), the total size of your garden and the orientation of the hedge from sunlight. Local Councils are supposed to be using this to implement the Act.

http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1127822

[buildersmate]

Top line should say rooted - not rotted. Wishful thinking on my part.

[alan30]

Is this yours or a neighbours tree? If yours you can try making cuts at a 45 degree angle through the bark into the wood just above ground level and dribble in some systemic weedkiller such as glyphosate. Mixing it in diesel or paraffin will make it rain resistant. If tree is not yours then try and negotiate with the owner failing that the local authority under High Hedges legislation. The latter does not apply to a single tree.

[mullein3]

cut it down yourself and chop the wood into logs to make edging for the flower beds..we chopped leylandi down larger than yours..and we have utilised all the wood i have it round flower beds and the thick trunk part round my pool for frogs to live under..it can all be utilised..

[STEVEC-J]

I know this is not ecological or probably legal, but a few years ago a collegue of mine had a problem with leylandii, to remedy it he drilled a hole in the trunks of each tree and took the mercury out of a few thermometers and poured it into the trunks to kill them off. It worked.