Leylandii cause Depression???

[RPA]

Did some for my doc the other week. Told him about this thread and he pissed himself laughing.

Can charge as much as a mature tree reduction etc - whats not to like about piss easy money

[ecolojim]

oh i dno, their sheer presence winds me up enough. hate the damn things. dropped about 30 of them round the back of our garden the other day. that wasnt depressing, that was payback!!

 

i think they depress chippers more. the jensens we had where i used to work, even the 150 pto one that would eat whole small trees would bog down when it was full of leylandii. it's not the smell, it's the sap i can do without!

[Mike Hill]

I've never heard of the smell depressing anyone,did work with a lad who had a bad skin reaction to the buggers though.He just had to wear long sleeves and gloves to get around that problem.

Chipping a wet Bay tree and the smell of burnt gunpowder are two of my favorite smells.

[DrewB]

a lad here had a skin reaction to ficus sap whilst being exposed to harsh summer sun. The reaction was called phytophotodermatitis (i think). Skin blistered up as if boiling water was poured over. healed itself after 48hrs though

[telhol]

I think medically hawthorn and pyracantha are more depressing than any other specimen. Well the p@:; me off any way.

[Jamie]

Hate the smell of holly.

 

Jamie

[skyhuck]

If the price is right they always put a smile on my face,i love the smell of laurel chip,its its like marzipan

[bob]

am i right in saying the smell from laurel leaves is a mild base for cyanide and if you inhale it all day when chipping it gives you a banging headache

[Treefitter]

They don't depress me! Though one of the lads did give a new nick name this year " The Conifer King" can't think why!!!

[billythegoat]

Hi there

cant say i get depressed but they do give me a bit of a headache so i wear a mask!