I have a 500 foot berm of leyland cypress and green giant arborvitae. We planted them at about 4 ft tall and in 4 years are around 9 feet tall or taller. My landscaper is suggesting we go and tip all the sides of the trees in order to "sturdy up" the branches. The trees seem plenty thick to us. They are still working on growing closer together. We do live in NJ so we do get snow. To us, this seems like a waste. What are your thoughts?
Pruning is certainly a way to promote healthy trees and to produce the landscape you prefer.
Here are some links to help refresh you on the care, growing and pruning process. I would make determinations with your landscaper on the proper pruning and how you envision your garden to look.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/leyland-cypress/growing-leyland-cypress-trees.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/cypress/cutting-back-cypress-trees.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/arborvitae/growing-arborvitae-trees.htm
I have a 10 foot leylandii hedge which took over 20 years to grow. Recently, my neighbor caused malicious damage to it at one side by digging up all the roots using a digging machine. Is there anything I can do to save this hedge from dying because of his uncivil action?
The best answer we can give you is: Maybe. It's going to depend on how long the roots have been exposed, how healthy the roots were to begin with, etc. Here's an article that may help you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/dealing-with-uprooted-plants.htm
WE planted ten 4 ft leyland cypress trees this spring. We live in northern Oklahoma. All of the trees but 3 are doing great. The three that aren't are paler green, the branches seem a bit droopy and they just looked stressed and not as healthy as the others. We have them mulched and are watering with a drip system about every 8-10 days when the soil seems to be drying out on top. We are in very hot conditions right now with daytime temps staying the high 90's to 100's. The trees seemed to being doing ok until the extreme heat started. The trees do not have yellowing or signs of insect damage on them. Wondering what is going on with them. All three of these trees are planted next to each other at the end of the row.
3 to 4 inches of hardwood mulch is good to use to help with moisture retention. Make sure you pull the mulch away from the trunk in about a 6 inch diameter.
In your growing zone you should water your Leland Cypress with 1 gallon of water for every inch of trunk diameter-once a week.
Follow this schedule for the first 6 months. You will need to make adjustments for rain.
Leland Cypress can take months to began active growth and become established, especially in warmer climates.
Here is a link with more care information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/leyland-cypress/growing-leyland-cypress-trees.htm
My 5 year old cypress (15 feet) is dying. Branches are drying up. In about 3 weeks, about 10 branches have dried up, with more each day. It's in between 2 other trees cypress. Should I cut branches off? What should I do?
I'm sorry your Leyland cypress doesn't seem to be doing well!
If all 3 trees are planted very close together, they could be crowding each other out and the overlapping branches could be wounding the one that's losing the leaves.
Two additional possibilities could simply be that the middle tree isn't getting enough water or a pest such as bagworms is attacking it.
Fortunately, midsummer is the best time to prune the tree if that's the direction you decide to go. These articles may help you determine what the issue is and properly prune your tree.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/leyland-cypress/pruning-leyland-cypress.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/leyland-cypress/growing-leyland-cypress-trees.htm
did I over prune my leyland cypress, and will it die?
A young tree does well when it is regularly pruned on a regular basis.
You should prune a young tree to a central leader and extra main stems should be removed at planting.
Side branches can be pruned yearly by removing each branch back by 1/3.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/leyland-cypress/growing-leyland-cypress-trees.htm
Just plant 6 large Leyland Cypress (5-6ft high) purchased at Costco. planted about 5ft apart. Giving lots of water with soaker hose. They are planted now 4 days and starting to brown losing their rich green color. Could this be just stress from planting? Have not fertilized yet. We did throw a small amount of bone meal in the hole when planting. What do we do to save these trees and get back rich green color.
The links below will help you.
http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/pests/plant_pests/trees/hgic2004.html
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/leyland-cypress/growing-leyland-cypress-trees.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/cypress/cutting-back-cypress-trees.htm
Why are the limbs all of a sudden turning brown and during?
There can be several reasons for browning branches on a Leyland Cypress.
These links will help you pinpoint the cause.
http://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1229
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/leyland-cypress/leyland-cypress-diseases.htm