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Update: 3 years later 3 made it and one died. I knew it was dying but the pos landscaper lied and of course I couldn’t get ahold of him. Landscapers in general I’m not too fond of due to mine and family members’ experiences with them.
Now the problem is I can’t find anyone to get out here to replace one tree. Covid hasn’t helped. And it’s not a big job money maker so nobody wants to do it.
I just need a 6 foot minimum tree. I would plant myself but I know I would kill it.
Minus the one dead they are lovely trees and doing their intended job which is to provide extra privacy, even though our neighbors are totally cool. (They were different, D-bag people before the trees went in years ago
Costco has the Leylands for $50 each. About 4 foot. Not installed of course.
Lowes had them for $50 each as well.
Warranty is tough on landscaping. I don't blame them for jacking up the price for it because you dont know if the home owner will do something to damage them. Could be spraying the lawn with chemicals and kill the plants then try to get the company to replace for free.
I can't believe they even still sell those things. They'll eventually die from seiridium canker, or get blown over due to the shallow roots. Arborvitae is the latest thing to replace Leylands, but I'm not convinced they'll fare any better in the long run, we'll see.
Holly is a lot more durable and disease resistant.
A one year warranty on all perennials, shrubs and trees is pretty standard where I live. Even clearance items at some centers carry that. Lelands are like weeds here, they thrive with neglect after their first year if planted right.
I had two about 2 ft. I bought them because I heard they grew fast. One was destroyed by a buck rubbing his antlers on it. They both didn’t survive but I bought them at Home Depot so no great monetary loss.
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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That warranty is basically paying for them twice, so if they die the seller is not losing anything. If they make it, then it's a great profit. Around here people think because it rains 9-10 months of the year that they don't water their evergreen privacy trees like Leyland, Thuja Plicata and Arborvitae. With trees that size and even constant light rain it doesn't reach the roots, and we often see a row of trees with most of them dead. If you follow the instructions and water them regularly for at least the first year, you shouldn't need a warranty.
You can totally plant one and not kill it. The key is to make sure the top part of the root ball isn’t buried. It’s the area right where the base of the tree starts to flare outward. Don’t cover that area, and it should do just fine. No mulch volcano around the base (really, on any tree) unless if you want it to die from rot and suffocate it. That’s it. And don’t drown it. Just a few gallons a week should do the trick.
Grab a bag of 10-10-10 herbal garden fertilizer and toss some around (or Holly Tone) and it should take off.
You don't need to plant big trees, they are Leylandii, they grow at least three feet per year.
I am just certain I would kill it.
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