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rockcity said:
3' in 10 years??? That's uncharicteristic of a Leyland Cypress. They usually grow much much faster than that.

In high winds, the Leyland cypress can uproot. Be mindful of your usual direction of wind and what is around. I.e, I wouldn't plant a row of Leyland cypress as a barrier in the middle of a field as they will likely fall over in a good storm or high winds. If they are sheltered a little and out of the winds some, you should be good
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3" in 10 years ....what you smokin rockcity [emoji3]
 
I have nothing to add other than ive been paid good money to take out acres of it and have it hauled off.
 
What does every think about Nellie Stevens Hollies?
 
BigClay said:
What does every think about Nellie Stevens Hollies?
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I like the Nellie Stevens Holly. I planted five of them on our property last spring and am going to be planting more of them this fall. They will get large over time, but from what I researched, they are a slower growing tree than a Cryptomeria Radican, Green Giant Arborvitae, etc. I think they grow more like 6"-18"/year (I've seen the growth rate listed as high as 3 feet/year, but don't believe it, perhaps in IDEAL conditions). The other two I mentioned supposedly grow around 3-4 feet/year. From what I have read, they don't grow at that rate for the first 1-3 years though. They spend the first couple of years spreading their roots, then shoot up. I planted 8 Cryptomeria Radicans and two Green Giant Arborvitae's this past fall, so will report back in a year or two, lol. I am going to plant about a dozen more of the Cryptomeria this fall.
 
I am leaning towards the Holly because I don't want to get sap or anything dropping from it. Besides the dead leaves falling do Hollies drop anything else like sap?
 
How wide is the area you are going to be planting these trees? It sounds like this is a strip of land between you and your neighbors house? Does the area get full sun, or partial sun?
 
yep, a strip of land maybe 30 feet wide, partial sun, it is in between our two houses.
 
drkelly said:
I like the Nellie Stevens Holly. I planted five of them on our property last spring and am going to be planting more of them this fall. They will get large over time, but from what I researched, they are a slower growing tree than a Cryptomeria Radican, Green Giant Arborvitae, etc. I think they grow more like 6"-18"/year (I've seen the growth rate listed as high as 3 feet/year, but don't believe it, perhaps in IDEAL conditions). The other two I mentioned supposedly grow around 3-4 feet/year. From what I have read, they don't grow at that rate for the first 1-3 years though. They spend the first couple of years spreading their roots, then shoot up. I planted 8 Cryptomeria Radicans and two Green Giant Arborvitae's this past fall, so will report back in a year or two, lol. I am going to plant about a dozen more of the Cryptomeria this fall.
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Just wanted to check in and see what your experience has been. I plan on planting something in the next month or so.
 
BigClay said:
Just wanted to check in and see what your experience has been. I plan on planting something in the next month or so.
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The next 2 months is definitely the time to plant trees. This week should be the last week of this hot weather.

The 8 cryptomeria that I planted are in pretty much full shade in the edge of a mature forest, so they are also competing for water against the existing large trees. They have not grown much, maybe only 6-12"/yr the past two years.

The one Nellie Stevens Hollie that I planted on the corner of my garage is growing very nicely. I would guess it has grown about 12-18" per year the past two years. It gets plenty of sun and is not competing for water with other mature trees. I planted three or four other Nellie Stevens Hollies on the edge of a mature forest. They are mostly in the shade getting spotty sun in the middle of the day and again competing for water. They have not grown as much as the one on the corner of my garage and are not as dense.

The two Green Giant Arborvitaes have grown OK, but they are also in the shade and competing for water with mature trees. They have maybe grown 1 foot/yr.

One tree that I would like to mention is a Sun Valley Red Maple. That thing has probably grown 4-5 feet/yr for the past two years! I took my garden tiller to the spot I was going to put it, and made numerous passes going as deep as possible covering an area probably 10-12' x 10-12', and also dumped a tow behind yard cart full of compost in the center of the spot during the tilling process. Water sheets off the driveway to this tree. It must be perfect growing conditions. I planted the identical tree at the same time from the same nursery in a different spot along my driveway, but where grass is planted so didn't do all the elaborate tilling with compost, and it has only grown about 1.5-2 feet/yr for the past two years. I mention this because if you want them to grow fast, I would take time preparing the spot by tilling and adding compost.
 
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