I have a Leylandii tree in my garden and it seems to be turning brown and dying at the bottom. How do i treat?
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Hi, the branches that have gone brown will not return to green again.
There is no light at the bottom of the tree, you should cut them off neatly at the trunk, you will find the trunk of the tree to be a nice thing to look at, and the tree will be fine.
Not sure about the type of tree, Check to see if it is susceptible to termites they come in from the ground and eat throught he layer between bark and wood. People usually don't realize how important bark is.
These are not native trees so cut it down now and buy a real tree from the Woodland Trust.
It's dying already so you might as well get rid of it completely.
I had some also that did that.it is most probably wind burn causing the tree to turn brown and can happen, sometimes they can repair themselves or else die altogether.keep an eye on it and keep it well watered.
Several explanations depending upon the age and situation of your trees. If newly planted drying out and wind scorch are most likely causes. Nearly always best to plant out small trees, they'll get established and even overtake bigger specimens that you might be tempted to put in. Protect newly planted ones with a wind break, also water in well, insert a piece of pipe into the planting hole so that when you water them the water goes down into the roots where it's needed. Also uncurl any roots that are going round and round the base of the pots, it'll help to ensure more stability as the trees mature. Conifers are relatively shallow rooted. If they are old, again wind scorch and old age. They do tend to die off at the base growth. . If you want leylandi as a hedge you need to start a pruning regime fairly early as once the growth matures it will not regenerate, for leylandi / thuja type evergreens only a yew hedge will stand hard pruning into old wood and come back from apparently dead or brown wood. Could just possibly be pest damage or has a dog taken to marking its territory.
Added later: Not all leylandi trees are bad or anti social, it depends where they are growing, we have seen tree creepers and goldcrests amongst ours.
Don't treat it...get rid of it. They completely take up all the moisture from the soil, nothing will grow in its shade or directly underneath, it's not a native of the British Isles, and to tame them is a nightmare they just grow and grow, taller and taller..again .GET RID OF IT!
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