Leylandii start ?

[born2trot]

Hello guys , would like to know when youse are starting your leylandii hedges . I was thinking late March but is this still too early ? Thanks alot

[White Noise]

Hello guys , would like to know when youse are starting your leylandii hedges . I was thinking late March but is this still too early ? Thanks alot

 

I do mine whenever the customer wants . Never had a had a problem with trimming in the winter . Sometimes the hedge will go brown on the tips . If done when really cold .

[VEG]

Same as above never had any probs.

[treequip]

Anyone think about nesting birds when scheduling conifer work?

 

Wildlife and countryside act and all that?

[born2trot]

Agreed treequip , brushcutting aswell , hate seeing wildlife suffer unnecessarily.

[slack ma girdle]

Just finnish murdering one today. Laylandii are tough.

[scottythepinetree]

I started cutting them nine years ago, and never stopped, so no need to start again.

[Ian C]

I do mine whenever the customer wants . Never had a had a problem with trimming in the winter . Sometimes the hedge will go brown on the tips . If done when really cold .

 

same here, just put one off for a week or two while this really cold snap goes but then will get it done.

[Pete Tattam]

Anyone think about nesting birds when scheduling conifer work?

 

Wildlife and countryside act and all that?

 

Shouldn't be a problem if simply trimming. The nests will be well back inside the hedge and would be difficult to damage. Contrary to popular belief birds will put up with a short spell of disturbance near the nest. RSPB etc regularly clamber around nests, removing chicks for ringing etc with no adverse effects. As long as you are not going back & forth over a nest site (very unlikely I would suggest) the little critters should be fine.

[treesnatcher]

364 days year we dont work xmas day.

never seen an occupied pigeon nest when removing.