Leylandii is one of the fastest growing coniferous evergreens. It is a hybrid species that combines the hardiness of the Nootka Cypress with the growth of the Monterey Cypress making it excellent for dividing gardens. Conversely, it’s also great at dividing opinions.
Step one was systematically removing the limbs. I worked my way from left to right, removing the limbs from the bottom first to give me as much access as possible, preparing the trees for the next step.
A 4-ton winch and some rated cargo slings were attached near the top of the tree to create leverage. Once maximum leverage was achieved everything was then lowered and the process was repeated, eventually lifting the majority of the roots out of the ground.
For a species that can grow up to 40m in height they have relatively short but wide roots meaning stump removal can be done with hand tools.
The volume of waste produced was 1,271 cubic feet.
A commercial chipper was used to reduce the volume of waste. Unfortunately, in this case the green foliage repeatedly clogged up the chipper.
Removing the hedge dramatically increased the amount of light in the garden while increasing the amount of useable space. Please check out the blog on stepped fencing to see what happened next.
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