Privacy Shrub Installation

[CardinalRed]

How big is the property since I like Green Giants as they grow quick but not suitable for small/ narrow yards. I would look into the emerald arborvitae or Yashinos.. Lelands are hate your neighbor trees for a reason and are very susceptible to insects and disease.

[New2CaryRE]

Originally Posted by meanieme

$3-$10 per tree/bush depending on size.

Thanks

[blueAndRed]

Originally Posted by meanieme

$3-$10 per tree/bush depending on size.

Is that planted or just delivered price you're talking about? Either way that's really cheap for something like Leylands and Green Giants.
You can look at the trees2go website others have recommended, from what I've seen $15-20 per tree is fairly common without planting. But would love to know if there are cheaper alternatives out there

[lastdash]

what is so bad about Leyland cypress?
I've had some planted on my place for over 5 years and love the growth rate for privacy .
Will to go with green giants IF leylands are prone to getting diseased and insect infested though.

[lastdash]

Originally Posted by meanieme

I second this. My previous house I planted a row of leylands as privacy. Wow they great to 40 ft tall in 5 years and one completely fell over during the snow storm. Never again.

I top mine off, keeps them from getting top heavy. do the same with pines.

[Funky Chicken]

Originally Posted by lastdash

what is so bad about Leyland cypress?
I've had some planted on my place for over 5 years and love the growth rate for privacy .
Will to go with green giants IF leylands are prone to getting diseased and insect infested though.

Leylands seem to be doomed to browning out. They are very moisture sensitive. I had 14 of them around the perimeter of our last backyard. They grew well for a couple of years and then a couple of them began browning out. The ones on either side of them were fine. I had a couple of guys out to look at them and they were no help. I ended up having to lop off big sections of them and the tree line was never the same. it's nearly impossible to dig out a couple and replace them with new ones that are the same size as the older ones and the cost is prohibitive. Murphy's law dictates that you would replace a couple and then a couple others would start the same thing. Better to avoid them if they are not already there.

[static_g]

Originally Posted by Funky Chicken

Leylands seem to be doomed to browning out.

Apparently this is a well-known fungus, plus the dreaded bagworm. The worms make a "bag" out of the needles which protects them, so it's really hard to kill them off. They sort of look like cones hanging off the trees. Can't miss them once you see them.

Leylands were hot 5 or 10+ years ago, but it seems like the worms have exploded in this area and it's just too risky now. Every landscaper I talked to about privacy screens 3 years ago recommended against Leylands. Also, the HOA wouldn't allow them in an area that would be HOA-maintained. That says a lot.