LAYLANDII, Will they grow here?

Happy Hussar


Joined: 01/10/2008
Posts: 318

Message Posted:
14/07/2009 18:07

Will they grow here? Neighbours have 3.5 donems next to us and where do they build their house? As close as possible to ours!!

Tony

ROBnJO


Joined: 30/06/2008
Posts: 1289

Message Posted:
14/07/2009 18:12

Cypress trees probably more suited to climate.



Try the 'State'? garden centre nr Guzelyurt for best prices?

catalkoykid


Joined: 15/02/2009
Posts: 1190

Message Posted:
14/07/2009 18:14

laylandii would grow in hell lol

biglugs


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 157

Message Posted:
14/07/2009 18:16

neighbour behind me has what looks very much like laylandii,planted them about 9 months ago and now they are over a metre

scruff


Joined: 15/07/2008
Posts: 1070

Message Posted:
14/07/2009 18:23

Stick to Cypress. Cupressus

Leylandii are not suitable for the climate.

This excerpt from Wiki.

However, because their roots are relatively shallow, large leylandii tended to topple over. The shallow root structure also means that it is poorly adapted to areas with hot summers, such as the southern half of the U.S.A.. In these areas it is prone to develop cypress canker disease, which is caused by the fungus Seridium cardinale. Canker causes extensive dieback and ultimately kills the tree. In California's Central Valley, they rarely live more than ten years before succumbing, and not much longer in southern states like Alabama. In these areas, the canker-resistant Arizona Cypress is much more successful. In Northern areas where heavy snows occur, this plant is also susceptible to broken branches and uprooting in wet, heavy snow.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyland_Cypress

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
14/07/2009 18:24

Bazooka your neighbours for invading your privacy!



Richard

Happy Hussar


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Posts: 318

Message Posted:
14/07/2009 18:38

Thanks Guys for your swift replies. As we only have about a metres worth of topsoil then bedrock I will have to have a rethink!

The Bazooka is a gr8 idea!

Tony

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
18/07/2009 17:54

Try Myoprum which is a nice evergreen shrub with small white flowers in the spring. Cheap to buy and ours has grown to about 2 metres in 2 years.

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
18/07/2009 18:38

Oops actually I meant to say it has grown to 3 metres.

racoonchic



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Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
18/07/2009 19:19

try growing weed slow growing but if you ave enough you wont be able to focus on the house

Brinsley


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Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
18/07/2009 19:26

Always address the route of the problem and not hide it. Bazooka best option!



Richard

Happy Hussar


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Posts: 318

Message Posted:
18/07/2009 19:54

Joandjelly Is that the Turkish name for the shrub and do you know the best place to get them?

Tony

darrener2


Joined: 30/12/2008
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
18/07/2009 20:24

Here is a link (with pictures) to some more information about the shrub Myoporum. Give it as much water as you can in the first year and away it will go.

http://www.plantright.org/plants/invasive.php?invPlantID=25®ion=none



Most of the garden centres will have them. If in doubt take a copy of the photo and they will recognise it.

The Mediterranean Gardener on the main road in Alsancak had some good larger specimens.



Fiona

banjo


Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 113

Message Posted:
18/07/2009 20:34

I would suggest Oleander or zakkum. They grow fast, get rather high and they do not need very much water

Happy Hussar


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Posts: 318

Message Posted:
19/07/2009 07:50

Many Thanks to you all, the Myoporum looks a good bet.

Tony

briggus


Joined: 25/07/2007
Posts: 161

Message Posted:
19/07/2009 16:02

Once established the Myoporum needs a lot of puning - but appears to be pretty drought tolerant.

Oleander while common and has pretty flowers is quite poisonous and you need to take care when pruning and burning - not advisable when children are about.

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
19/07/2009 22:30

Happy Hussar I'm in Karsiyaka so mine came from Tolga's. Sorry but I don't know the Turkish name for it. My neighbour planted Oleander at the same time as our hedge and they are still only about a metre high.

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
19/07/2009 23:00

joandjelly,

Just you wait until next year, when they put a spurt on - I'm thinking of taking a chain saw to my Oleander!

Keith.

joandjelly


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Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
20/07/2009 00:32

It's ok Keith my Myoporum dwarfs them and there's more of it ha ha