Golden Leylandi

 


Could someone please  give me a little bit of advice .  We have just
taken out
7 golden Leylandi trees which had gone all brown and must
admit did look a bit
of a mess so hubby decided to cut them down .
They are planted in our rockery
and was wondering before I am able to
plant anything will I have to treat the
soil,  as lately nothing seems
to grow there as the ground is very dry  even
though it was watered on
a daily basis in the summer.

Many thanks
Mollie




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mollie38

 

this sounds like it doesn't keep mositure and possibly it is lacking
organic matter.
If I were in your shoes, I would add compost or natural fertiliser -
this would give the plants
better conditions to grow.
Before you do anything else, answer for yourself these questions: what
kind of soil do u have there?
what ph? what would u like to plant there.

 


mollie38;866228 Wrote:

.  We have just

They are planted in our rockery and was wondering before I am able to

anything will I have to treat the soil,  as lately nothing seems

as the ground is very dry  even though it was watered on

summer.

Hi mollie, You don't say how big the Leylandii trees were? but assuming
that
they were a reasonable size, this would account for the arid
conditions around
them as not only do they take up alot of water in
their own right, they also
'sheild' the soil fom natural rain. You say
you 'took them out' but also that
you 'cut them down', if its the
former then just the addition of some organic
matter and base
fertilizer when replanting will suffice. If the latter is true
and you
just cut them down then you will need to remove the stumps and as many
of the roots as possible before replanting.
Regards Lannerman.




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lannerman

 


lannerman;866304 Wrote:

were? but assuming

the arid

their own right, they also 'sheild' the soil fom natural rain. You say

'took them out' but also that you 'cut them down', if its the

just the addition of some organic matter and base

will suffice. If the latter is true and you

need to remove the stumps and as many

replanting.

Many thanks for your speedy response The trees were enormous we had 7
in total,
we have taken them down to the soil level trying to get the
roots out though is
a nightmare have been on  a few sites which say
drill holes in the stumps of the
trees and put various  chemicals down.
what I was going to ask if its impossible
to take all  the stumps out of
the ground will that still make the ground dry
and will I be  able to
plant there  all I want  is some low maintenence plants  
and shrubs as
we are now both in our sixties we just want something that is easy
to
manage.

Regards
Mollie




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mollie38

 


mollie38;866326 Wrote:

enormous we had 7 in

to get the roots

I was going to ask if its impossible to take all  the stumps out of the

will that still make the ground dry and will I be  able to plant

want  is some low maintenence plants   and shrubs as we

sixties we just want something that is easy to

Hi, mollie, without wishing to 'shut the door after the horse has
bolted' so to
speak, you made the mistake most people make when taking
out any tree/large
shrub by cutting it down to ground level and then
worrying about the remaining
stump/root. For future reference and for
other 'viewers' the easiest way to
remove any large shrub etc. is to
remove the side branches, leaving as much of
the main stem/trunk, tie a
rope to the top and cut around the stump with a
mattock whilst pulling
on the rope and you will find it relatively easy to pull
the whole
thing over and out. But back to your present situation, the reason
that
the ground was dry was that the foliage of the conifer physically
prevented
the rain from reaching the soil and also the conifer would
naturally have taken
an enormous ammount of water from the ground in
it,s own right but as its now
gone you will be ok. Personally I would
not bother with the drilling and
application of chemicals etc. as the
roots will eventually rot. Your only
problem will be the physical
ability to dig holes with the stump and roots still
in the ground, so
providing you 'plan' where you will plant so that you can dig
holes you
will be OK. Without knowing where you live, I would opt for prostrate
evergreen shrubs in groups which will not only look quite attractive
but be
relatively easy to maintain and the following suggestions will
also cover the
ground qite quickly; Ceanothus thy. Repens.    
Rosmarinus prostratus, Euonymous
'Emerald and Gold'. 'Sunspot' or
'Emerald Gaiety'  Hebe albicans, Leucothoe 'Scarletta' Erica carnea
varieties
etc. etc. and if you have not shredded the leylandii , which
would have made a
superb mulch for your 'new' planting, mulch the area
with bark etc. for effect,
to retain moisture and suppression of weeds
(and to hide your stumps) Hope some
of this helps,
Regards Lannerman.




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lannerman