Stumped leylandii

[la fluer]

Hi all,

we've just had an established leylandii felled back to a stump. My plans are to place a table ontop of the stump as a garden feature. As we are not removing the stump/roots the question is how much work will be required to ensure the table does not end up 30ft in the air within the next 5 years?

[Shaolin]

Probably none - the fecker will be dead. They usually don't come back from such a kicking. Watch for side shoots though unlikely.

[FamilyGuy]

This ^^^. I've taken out tiddlers at about 12ft and not so tiddlers of about 20ft. My next door neighbour a couple of years back had contractors take out some planted in the 70s that were at least twice the height of my house and with trunks several feet across at the base. None of them have grown anything back at all. It's all very surprising since they're such vigorous buers usually.

You could always attach the seats to the trunk as well, just to be on the safe side

[la fluer]

Thanks! I suspect based on size (twice that of the house!) it was a rather established one. A shame as it was such a nice tree but stole too much light from the middle garden. It is a few feet across, plan is to put a tasteful decked base onto which seats will be fitted (stable flat base) then a table made to fit over the top of the stump. It should be rather nice once finished.

[MJG280]

leylandii grow from the tips so once all the green bits are removed it will not grow back again unlike say privet.

Also in about 3-5 years depending how damp the ground is the root will have rotted and you will be able to wrench it out of the ground

[richyb]

There are very few conifers that can be 'coppiced', Leyland Cypress is not one.

[andy43]

Shaolin said:

the fecker will be dead

[stevieb]

Is it me but i want my leylandii to grow faster!!!!! I want it to form a screen so my nosey feckers of enighbours can look over at my kids!

[la fluer]

Thanks all. With regards to the stump, as it will make a really nice feature is there anyway to preserve it or is it a lost cause?

Stevie I personally loved the two we had (one now) as nice features but it did really rob the sun in the summer (which I quite liked, we have a particularly large lawn so it was nice to have a shaded area). They can pose problems though and as a sheild from neighbours you are surely better off putting higher fence panels in or put some trellis work and creepers on the top?

[Flintstone]

stevieb said:

Is it me but i want my leylandii to grow faster!!!!! I want it to form a screen so my nosey feckers of enighbours can look over at my kids!

Strange.

[eps]

stevieb said:

Is it me but i want my leylandii to grow faster!!!!! I want it to form a screen so my nosey feckers of enighbours can look over at my kids!

put a fence up...

[Mighty Flex]

stevieb said:

Is it me but i want my leylandii to grow faster!!!!! I want it to form a screen so my nosey feckers of enighbours can look over at my kids!

Send them an email.

[eps]

Mighty Flex said:

stevieb said:

Is it me but i want my leylandii to grow faster!!!!! I want it to form a screen so my nosey feckers of enighbours can look over at my kids!

Send them an email.

with custard

[Flintstone]

eps said:

stevieb said:

Is it me but i want my leylandii to grow faster!!!!! I want it to form a screen so my nosey feckers of enighbours can look over at my kids!

put a fence up...

Re-read his post. Carefully

[andy_s]

...a strong one...

[Cogcog]

I cut a row of 20 footers when we moved in 8 years ago. No sign of additional life since. I use the stumps as pot stands.