Interesting video but the background music is aggressive.

You’re pronouncing Leyland wrong!

Dude is gonna be there all year.

Great video!

I was waiting for an overview after the pruning! 😢

You should have asked the neighbor to turn that music down. I couldn’t follow.

Can you trim the Leyland to remain 6 feet like the formal hedge but not trim the base and let it natural? We have a fence we want to create privacy, so will only be planting 4 on each side of our home!

Can you cut a mtr of them 13 00 hrs

great video and interesting. but damn! that music is TOO FUCKING LOUD!

Curious what's the maximum amount you can top of a Leyland Cypress. I've hear 1/3, I have a row that's around 50' tall. Wish I would have topped long ago, entering the dead zone where privacy was needed. And blocking out a lot of sun in winter.

Nicely done!

great content! thank you

I'm looking at planting 3 of them in the corner of my yard behind a fence, and plan to trim them into a hedge.

I have 6 trees I planted 5 years ago that are about 20 feet tall now! I am going to cut them down they have dieout spots on lower limbs and are way to big for me

This was amazing. What a guy. Wow.

Your Rhododendrons are huge! In Finland we do not so huge in our home. In Helsinki, there is Rhododendrons park, where they will thrive well. Thank you. Have a good day. Matti

This is valuable information. love this tree but now I know it's not suitable for my yard or level of upkeep. Thank you

My rhododendrons bloomed in May early June. Is it too late to prune them back now? It's grown so much since it bloomed. If I prune now will it bloom next spring (live in the northeast).

Thank you for being straight forward and to the point and instruction was good. However, I'd really like to see an up close shot of where you cut each branch. The cuts are indeed hidden, but so well I can't see where to cut so I'm still not sure where to put my cut exactly. Thanks!

Appreciate you content ….however, your music is too loud and drowns your speech out!

Well done. Great communication to the camera!

How do you prune to get the center to regrow? The inside of the plant is bare.

Out former neighbor planted a row down the property line, he sold the home three years ago. But he planted then next to an electrical pole and wire running to his home and mine. Plus there's a transformer on the pole. So the power company comes around in early spring every two to three years to cut back on them. Don't know who they hired last year, but it was a helicopter that had a long blade hanging from it. Once again they cut my two oaks on one side that isn't even close to the wires . They used a bucket truck to go up and cut back on his cypress trees. Now they're dieing. They been coming and cutting for several years. Even my oak trees are dieing. I looked it up,and most trees should only be trimmed in the fall, during dormancy. I researched that a Beatle invests fresh cut limbs in the spring and summer, cause they enter the parts that's been cut. My oaks are forty years old. Huge an were always beautiful. A lot of raking in the fall but worth the shade they provide. Now I have leaves falling in the spring. Limbs falling year round. I think they're dieing slowly. But they are close enough if they fall the right way, they will damage my home. It's a year round job for me to keep leaves up,and Everytime the wind gets up, limbs of every size fall. I had a tree surgeon come out and take down some large limbs that were dead. Limbs as big and long as a small tree. He said, eventually they would need to come down. That cutting on them in the spring like they have been over the past years, wasn't good. Not the time of year to do so. Introduced the Beatles to the soft wood that was left exposed. Should only be done in the fall, when the insects themselves are dormant. Gives time for the tree to heal over before insects appear next year. I hate this. My father planted those trees for me. I wish there was a way I could hold the company that cut them accountable, cause it's probably going to cost thousands just to take one down. Why they choose to do all the cutting in the spring is beyond me. I've seen so many fallen pine trees they cut all the limbs off one side, knowing gravity will take

This is great! I wish you didn’t have the music though. It’s distracting and annoying. Thank you for the great information!

I just sent an inquiry regarding my Leyland, I am so happy I found you all!

Dumb idea turning the music up so we can't hear anything he's saying.

Lose the music, please, and try to speak more slowly.

I live in Tasmania and moved into a property where the Rhodos haven’t been touched for years. Most are very straggly… what is the best way of bringing them back to a more healthy growth. They did flower but the under growth is very woody… thanks in advance

Wow sir, you are amazing on educating me about the Leyland Cypress. Thank you for the wealth of information.

One time I used my chain saw to go inbetween smh

Where exactly did you cut? Was the cut straight or slanted? More close ups please!

Great video. That being said, I have 20 Leyland Cypress running down both sides of my property lines in the back yard. And yes holy cow they grow fast! Mine are about 30 ft tall now and I’m getting worried they are starting to get out of control. I have found several mature limbs that did go lateral on me. Is there any way to bring them back straight again? Or is it a lost cause? I really need to locate someone in my area that can help me out on these.

There's good advice here, but the background music is distracting; there's no explanation of some of the terms used (what are 'water sprouts'?) and some close-ups of the cutting points would have been helpful.

Would be much much better if not having to battle listening to the unnecessary music thumping away in the background.

Please do videos on how to prune likac and Weigela’s olease?

How about forsythia.

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Background music is TOO LOUD. When did this background music plague start? I couldn't follow what you were saying. Off to another video. Cheers

a good pole saw at the base is also a good option :) It will be back in 6 years.

Also you mentioned the tree at the edge, that gets more sunlight. Yes I can testify to that. It was planted a year later, and still the tallest

The example of the formal hedge looked amazing

The uphill neighbor sounds so much like nancy Pelosi. Paid prune no beef

such a helpful video! had no idea they grew that wide! I think anyone who is thinking about planting a Leland Cypress needs to watch this prior to!

I did subscribe and i thank you for the info on the Leyland Cypress, which i just purchased a 5 footer from coscto.. and intend to plant somewhere sunny in our backyard... I hope i'm not making a mistake... Thank you again l.t.Dan

What if they haven't flowered yet but are starting to grow out into the driveway, where it's scraping our car? I think I need to cut back now. Should I prune differently (It's early March right now) if pruning before they flower?

if you have space leyland are good, otherwise not

I would love to know about pruning Azaleas to make them look more architectural versus the usual sphere.

how far apart should they be planted for hedge that is about 10' tall?

Appreciate the history lesson. In my neighborhood there are so many Japanese maples or Japanese shrubs. We love the beauty of plants & trees of other cultures which plant in our gardens yet hate the people… we need more love & peace as humans.

I have two huge rhodies in front of foundation that I’m hoping to leaf out taller. How do I encourage faster growth?