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| I thought someone might find this interesting:
We planted a row of evergreens along our fence line last year. About this same time last year, I took pictures of the whole line and pieced them together. The first picture, left to right: Leyland, Leyland, Green Giant, Green Giant, Cryptomeria. We bought varying sizes, picking them up here and there. It has been really interesting to see how they grew - and I did learn that if you plant a small tree, it will catch right up to the larger ones in no time!
Second year, left to right (we made a couple of changes in the lineup early this spring): Emerald Green, Emerald Green, Leyland, Green Giant, Green Giant and Cryptomeria.
Notice especially how quickly the small Leyland caught the Green Giants. We have a row of Leylands in the backyard too, and even the smallest one has caught up to the largest one we planted. GROW, TREES, GROW!!! |
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- Posted by katiedidcottage z7 TN / Chattanooga (My Page) on Tue, Jun 9, 09 at 15:48
| Thanks for sharing. This was very helpful to me. |
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- Posted by novice_2009 zone 6b (My Page) on Thu, Jun 11, 09 at 10:23
| Is that Leyland cypress? Curious cause i planted a small 1 ft tall one. Growth rate is supposed to be fast but..... |
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| Yes, the same Leyland is second from left in the first picture, third from left in the bottom picture. I'd say it has grown three feet in a year. I wish now I had given it a little more room. I went by the UT Extension Office recommendations for a screen planting (5'-7'). I guess it will be OK, but I think 10' might have given it a little more elbow room. Oh well! Everywhere I looked reported a different mature width for these. I just sort of tried to split the difference... |
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| Here's a picture of a mature Leyland. It's just over 120' tall and the trunk is over a yard in diameter.
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- Posted by katiedidcottage z7 TN / Chattanooga (My Page) on Thu, Jun 11, 09 at 15:00
| Wowsers! Brandon, I never knew they got that big! Is that one on your property? |
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| Nope, it's a free-use picture from the Wikimedia Commons. I think that one is actually somewhere over in Europe, if I remember correctly. |
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| Ha! I knew Brandon would post that photo! |
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