Hedges: Cypress Leylandii dying after trimming ?

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  1. Leylandii Lad

    Leylandii Lad Member

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    I just trimmed my 30 yr old cypress hedge with a new electric trimmer about 3 weeks ago.
    The hedge now appears to by dying -turning brown all over - from the tips.
    Very strange.

    There was plenty of green left on it but I cut all of this years growth.

    There's been plenty of rain since.

    What can explain it ?

    Noticed the electric trimmer wasn't giving a 'scissor' cut, because of a tiny gap between the blades, leaving a 'whiskery' cut, but surely that slight tearing rather than clean cut couldn't have distressed it so ?

    I always put a little light oil on the cutter blades, same stuff I used on the hand shears for all those years without problem.

    The neighbour cut his side of the same hedge with a different cutter a few days later. It's not dying at all.

    Any ideas ?
     
  2. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Can you post some photos?
     
  3. Leylandii Lad

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    That's a good question Michael. I only have smart phone ( not so smart when it comes to posting photos on forums). This may take some time ...
     

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